The C'mon Tonga Let's Play Netball campaign is a sport for health campaign aimed at using netball as sport as a development tool. Tonga is the fourth in the world of being the most obese country and NCDs is a major problem causing a social and economic burden in Tonga. The campaign uses strategic health communication (combination of Mass media and community mobilization) to encourage communities and individuals (specifically women aged 15-45 for the campaign) towards being more physically active
Elizabeth Palu
Sport for Health Communications Officer
Elizabeth Palu's Biography
Works for the Australian Sports Outreach Program (ASOP) in Tonga as their Communications Officer. Currently situated within the Ministry of Health at the Health Promotion Unit as the ASOP Tonga staff member dedicated to running the C'mon Tonga Let's Play Netball Campaign. Happily married with three beautiful boys, Tevita, Freddie and Pate.
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