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TOBACCO-FREE
2005 National Conference on Tobacco or Health
Debra Kelley, Thom Hiatt, Marianne Brown
American Lung Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties
Tobacco-Free Communities Coalition
Education of Decision-MakersOnly 16% of adults smokePark at the Park is a seating area – should
be smoke-free like the seating bowl Park at the Park is for familiesPETCO Park is subject to state lawsOther baseball venues are smoke-free
Tobacco-Free Score CardCriteria developedPolicies assessed via phone calls, websitesArizona Diamondbacks scored highest for
Bank One Ballpark (BOB)Results presented to PadresMuch interest among MLB teams (!)
Original Plan for DSA’s, 2004Original Plan for DSA’s, 2004
Smoking permitted at Park at the Park and entry areas
11 DSA (designated smoking areas) on all levels, at outside railings
Spit tobacco permitted throughout ballpark
Assessment of PlanUsed digital camera to record views,
sightlinesLooked at prevailing winds, proximity of
smokers to nonsmokersRequirements of state lawPlans for employee/contractor educationSignage, communication with guests
Revised Plan for Revised Plan for DSA’s for 2004 DSA’s for 2004
Park at the Park and concourses were tobacco-free
DSA’s in seating bowl reduced from 11 to 5.
Other Policy Elements Other Policy Elements
Spit tobacco banned throughout ballpark (except by players).
No sale of tobacco products.No cigar lounge.
Opening-Day Media Opening-Day Media
Huge media presenceDid interviews with every broadcast and
print outletFan-on-the-street interviews very positive,
even from smokersPadres leadership surprised at media
interest
How Was the Plan Working?How Was the Plan Working?
Employees/Vendors: Did they understand where smoking was permitted? Did they act on complaints?
How much support was there for a completely smoke-free park in the future?
What did smokers think?How well were the Padres enforcing the
rules?
Profile of Participants in Profile of Participants in Employee/Vendor SurveyEmployee/Vendor Survey
3 4 %
2 9 %
1 8 %
1 9 % V e n d o r s
U s h e r sS e c u r i t y
O t h e r
N=146
Knowledge vs. EnforcementKnowledge vs. Enforcement
7 78 5 8 4
7 0
3 2
0
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
9 0
A p r i l M a y J u n e
N=146
Profile of Participants in Profile of Participants in Guest SurveyGuest Survey
89% lived in San Diego County72% were male; 58% between 18-4425% smoked (12% daily, 13% sometimes)33% were 2004 Padres season ticket owners38% lived in a home with children <18 yrs29% had someone in their home with
asthma or allergies
N=210
Guest Support for Guest Support for Smoke-Free BallparkSmoke-Free Ballpark
7 07 5
8 7
7 6
5 8
8
01 02 0
3 04 0
5 06 07 0
8 09 0
O v e r a l l S e a s o n N o n -S m k
E x - S m k O c c -S m k
D a i l y -S m k
N=210
Smokers’ Knowledge and Smokers’ Knowledge and Perception of DSAsPerception of DSAs
4 7
3 4
6 5
4 4
7 4
2 2
0
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
D i d n ' t K n o w T o o F e w I n c o n v e n i e n t
M a y
J u n e
N=50
Implementation IssuesImplementation Issues
Almost no signageLack of information for guestsLack of pro-active enforcement by
employeesHigh employee/contractor turnover
World World No-Tobacco No-Tobacco
DayDayCelebration Celebration
atatPark at the ParkPark at the Park
Decreased SHS ExposureDecreased SHS ExposureQUALCOMM vs. PETCO ParkQUALCOMM vs. PETCO Park
3 4
1 8
0
5
1 0
1 5
2 0
2 5
3 0
3 5
Q U A L C o m m P E T C O
PETCO Park – 2005 SeasonPETCO Park – 2005 Season
Only 3 DSAs (2 are adjacent to gates)
Improved signage in the DSA in seating bowl
Some room for improvement
TOBACCO-FREE
2005 National Conference on Tobacco or Health
Debra Kelley, Thom Hiatt, Marianne Brown
American Lung Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties
Tobacco-Free Communities Coalition
2750 Fourth Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 683-7519