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(2016). Evaluation protocol: Netball to promote physical and mental health in Samoa and Tonga. Journal of Sport for Development, 4(7), 1-11. \u000f\nBACKGROUND\nEvaluation Rationale\nIt is widely accepted that physical activity has health benefits and that it is a critical component of addressing the global emergence of non-communicable diseases.\u0013 ADDIN EN.CITE \u0013 ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA \u0015\u0014[\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_ENREF_1\" \\o \"Lee, 2012 #26\" \u00141\u0015]\u0015 This may be particularly pertinent in Samoa and Tonga, where almost 50% of adults are insufficiently active,\u0013 ADDIN EN.CITE \u0013 ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA \u0015\u0014[\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_ENREF_2\" \\o \"Hallal, 2012 #25\" \u00142\u0015]\u0015 the prevalence of overweight is among the highest in the world (i.e. >80%)\u0013 ADDIN EN.CITE \u0013 ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA \u0015\u0014[\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_ENREF_3\" \\o \"Ng, 2014 #2\" \u00143\u0015,\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_ENREF_4\" \\o \"Hawley, 2015 #3\" \u00144\u0015]\u0015 and the costs of related non-communicable diseases are escalating.\u0013 ADDIN EN.CITE \u003CEndNote>\u003CCite>\u003CAuthor>Anderson\u003C/Author>\u003CYear>2012\u003C/Year>\u003CRecNum>4\u003C/RecNum>\u003CDisplayText>\u003Cstyle face=\"superscript\">[5]\u003C/style>\u003C/DisplayText>\u003Crecord>\u003Crec-number>4\u003C/rec-number>\u003Cforeign-keys>\u003Ckey app=\"EN\" db-id=\"5a9epatv8dzxfhe9awf55er0z2rwswawwp9r\" timestamp=\"1435541173\">4\u003C/key>\u003C/foreign-keys>\u003Cref-type name=\"Government Document\">46\u003C/ref-type>\u003Ccontributors>\u003Cauthors>\u003Cauthor>Anderson, I.\u003C/author>\u003C/authors>\u003C/contributors>\u003Ctitles>\u003Ctitle>The economic costs of non-communicable diseases in the Pacific Islands.\u003C/title>\u003C/titles>\u003Cdates>\u003Cyear>2012\u003C/year>\u003C/dates>\u003Cpub-location>Washington\u003C/pub-location>\u003Cpublisher>The World Bank\u003C/publisher>\u003Curls>\u003Crelated-urls>\u003Curl>http://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/Worldbank/document/the-economic-costs-of-noncommunicable-diseases-in-the-pacific-islands.pdf\u003C/url>\u003C/related-urls>\u003C/urls>\u003C/record>\u003C/Cite>\u003C/EndNote>\u0014[\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_ENREF_5\" \\o \"Anderson, 2012 #4\" \u00145\u0015]\u0015 However, the promotion of physical activity may also have broader implications in Samoa and Tonga. Specifically, there is growing evidence that physical activity participation can prevent mental illness (e.g. depression) and is associated with mental well-being (e.g. happiness).\u0013 ADDIN EN.CITE \u0013 ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA \u0015\u0014[\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_ENREF_6\" \\o \"Cooney, 2013 #9\" \u00146\u0015,\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_ENREF_7\" \\o \"Richards, 2015 #10\" \u00147\u0015]\u0015 It is also evident that mental health may be an  important mediating factor for preventing early mortality due to non-communicable diseases.\u0013 ADDIN EN.CITE \u003CEndNote>\u003CCite>\u003CAuthor>Thornicroft\u003C/Author>\u003CYear>2013\u003C/Year>\u003CRecNum>23\u003C/RecNum>\u003CDisplayText>\u003Cstyle face=\"superscript\">[8]\u003C/style>\u003C/DisplayText>\u003Crecord>\u003Crec-number>23\u003C/rec-number>\u003Cforeign-keys>\u003Ckey app=\"EN\" db-id=\"5a9epatv8dzxfhe9awf55er0z2rwswawwp9r\" timestamp=\"1438916453\">23\u003C/key>\u003C/foreign-keys>\u003Cref-type name=\"Journal Article\">17\u003C/ref-type>\u003Ccontributors>\u003Cauthors>\u003Cauthor>Thornicroft, G.\u003C/author>\u003C/authors>\u003C/contributors>\u003Ctitles>\u003Ctitle>Premature death among people with mental illness\u003C/title>\u003Csecondary-title>BMJ\u003C/secondary-title>\u003Calt-title>Bmj\u003C/alt-title>\u003C/titles>\u003Cperiodical>\u003Cfull-title>BMJ\u003C/full-title>\u003Cabbr-1>Bmj\u003C/abbr-1>\u003C/periodical>\u003Calt-periodical>\u003Cfull-title>BMJ\u003C/full-title>\u003Cabbr-1>Bmj\u003C/abbr-1>\u003C/alt-periodical>\u003Cpages>f2969\u003C/pages>\u003Cvolume>346\u003C/volume>\u003Ckeywords>\u003Ckeyword>Chronic Disease/*prevention & control\u003C/keyword>\u003Ckeyword>Female\u003C/keyword>\u003Ckeyword>Humans\u003C/keyword>\u003Ckeyword>Life Expectancy/*trends\u003C/keyword>\u003Ckeyword>Male\u003C/keyword>\u003Ckeyword>Mental Disorders/*mortality\u003C/keyword>\u003C/keywords>\u003Cdates>\u003Cyear>2013\u003C/year>\u003C/dates>\u003Cisbn>1756-1833 (Electronic)
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