Integrating wearable technology into population health monitoring systems for physical activity measurement

Overview

This report summarizes a meeting that brought together national government representatives, statistical agencies and scientific experts to review country experience with wearable devices in national surveillance. The group examined technical issues affecting comparability and interpretation, considered emerging evidence on wrist-worn measurement of cycling, and identified priority actions to support the future integration of wearables into WHO’s STEPwise approach to surveillance (STEPS) and other national monitoring systems.