Digitization of Physical Health Data in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Abstract

AbstractDigital technology has the potential to create a wide range of opportunities for motivating physical activity and a healthy lifestyle, implementing programs, and improving health indicators. This chapter presents an overview as to how digitization of physical health data can become the basis of helpful information for implementing and prioritizing physical activity actions in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). The digitized data can be helpful to policymakers and stakeholders involved in promoting physical activities and physical health at the individual, local, national, regional, and global levels. In addition, digitizing physical health data will be an essential basis for a research program on the economic aspects of physical activity in LMICs. This will be a valuable guide for researchers to plan research in economics and physical health using a reliable methodology focused on the LMICs research needs. In addition, the information obtained from digitalization will help funding agencies allocate and monitor resources efficiently.