Table 2 Practical applications of the Slovak Report Card

Capacity building

Firstly, fundraising activities aimed at ensuring the financing of ongoing activities within the AHKGA-GM project are being considered. Secondly, AHKGA-GM RC methodology would allow for comprehensive, periodical evaluation of PA surveillance system development in Slovakia. Thirdly, participation in development of AHKGA-GM RC may allow for personally rewarding experiences for participating experts by developing their own expertise and cooperation opportunities within the networks created within the project’s activities. And finally, usage of RC in the pre-service preparation of students within various study programmes (e.g. bachelor and master study programmes Sport for Health and doctoral study programme Sports Educology at the Faculty of Sports, University of Prešov) and/or their participation in RC development within their bachelor, master or dissertation thesis.

Advancing knowledge

Publication of the RC and planned preparation of infographics may potentially lead to advancing the knowledge about the surveillance data on PA behaviours, outcomes, and influencing factors among Slovakian children and adolescents in various stakeholders.

Information decision

RC may influence policy making by raising awareness on children’s and adolescent’s physical inactivity and may be used in the process of policy making considering all PA behaviours, outcomes, and influencing factors reported in RC.

Health

RC may indirectly influence health behaviours and consequently health outcomes of Slovak children and adolescents by contributing to development of quality PA surveillance system in Slovakia. Paraphrasing the quote of Friel, Vlahov and Buckley [51] „No Data, No Problem, No Action.“, quality surveillance data may lead to better problem description and thus to appropriate actions proposals.

Economic and social benefits

RC may have indirect economic and social benefits by indirectly influencing health behaviours and consequently health outcomes of Slovak children and adolescents. The appropriate prevention and control measures and health promotion strategies based on the quality surveillance data [52] may lead to economic investments in PA which, as evidence shows, can generate a positive (non)monetary return on investment [53].

Social engagement

RC in a form of this study and planned infographics may reach wider audience of various stakeholders and thus disseminate the outcomes of the AHKGA-GM project.