Healthy Tailgating - Rose Bowl Events
A National Historic Landmark built in 1922, the Rose Bowl Stadium is the oldest remaining collegiate football stadium in the United States. In addition to the annual Tournament of Roses collegiate football game, the stadium has played host to a number of large events over the years, including events for the 1932 and 1984 Olympics, the 1994 Men's World Cup, the 1999 women's World Cup, five NFL Super Bowl games, and concerts for artists such as U2 and Pink Flyod. Since 1982 the Rose Bowl stadium has been the home to UCLA's football team.
Located in the middle of a residential neighborhood and adjacent to park, recreational and open space, the Rose Bowl stadium offers a unique tailgating environment for fans. The venue provides game day tailgating on the Brookside Golf Course, in Brookside Park, and on the athletic fields to the south of the stadium. Automobiles are permitted to park on fields and the golf course, allowing fans to tailgate in a unique park-like setting.
RAD and Rose Bowl Community Prevention Council (RBCPC) member Day One has facilitated a community-driven effort to improve public health and safety at the venue. Composed of representatives of nearby neighborhood associations, city staff (stadium officials, local law enforcement, Pasadena Public Health Department), and other stakeholders, the RBCPC has conducted a comprehensive effort to collect data on existing conditions, pilot evidence-based practices, and evaluate their impact on public health and safety.
Located in the middle of a residential neighborhood and adjacent to park, recreational and open space, the Rose Bowl stadium offers a unique tailgating environment for fans. The venue provides game day tailgating on the Brookside Golf Course, in Brookside Park, and on the athletic fields to the south of the stadium. Automobiles are permitted to park on fields and the golf course, allowing fans to tailgate in a unique park-like setting.
RAD and Rose Bowl Community Prevention Council (RBCPC) member Day One has facilitated a community-driven effort to improve public health and safety at the venue. Composed of representatives of nearby neighborhood associations, city staff (stadium officials, local law enforcement, Pasadena Public Health Department), and other stakeholders, the RBCPC has conducted a comprehensive effort to collect data on existing conditions, pilot evidence-based practices, and evaluate their impact on public health and safety.
RBCPC Progress Reports, Recommendations, Resources and More
Environmental Scans
Since Fall 2012 teams of staff and volunteers have regularly conducted field surveys/scans of existing conditions at large event at the Rose Bowl. To learn more about this data collection effort and view/download copies of the working group's individual event environmental scan summary presentations, click here.
Videos - Rose Bowl Tailgating (YouTube)
If a picture is worth a 1,000 words, a video can at times be worth 10,000. This list of tailgating videos posted online by fans and surveyors since 2012 highlight problem areas faced by organizers. Click here.
Health Effects of Underage Drinking
Underage alcohol use can have both short and long-term health consequences to minors. Not only are youth and young adults' brains still developing, and thus more susceptible to harm, but alcohol use contributes to poor decision-making, injuries, and other risky behaviors. Learn more.
Research - Game Day Alcohol Use, Health Effects of Binge Drinking and More
A growing number of studies have examined the issue of game day alcohol use, binge drinking and its effects on individual and community health. Learn more.
Alcohol Use Data - Pasadena and Los Angeles County
What are current alcohol use rates in Pasadena and the broader region? Thanks to data collected by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Day One and other health agencies, we already have an idea. Learn more.
Rose Bowl Tailgating Policies
After a violent melee and stabbing at the 2010 USC-UCLA game, the Rose Bowl Operating Committee (RBOC) updated its tailgating policy in 2011, notably reducing tailgating hours from 8 to 6 hours prior to kickoff, and banning drinking games, alcohol paraphernalia, and the consumption of alcohol after kickoff. Click here to see the full list of stadium tailgating regulations.
Stadium Tailgating Policies (Collegiate, NFL)
Tailgating policies vary widely across the United States. RBCPC members gathered data from over 70 college and professional venues. Learn more.
Troubling Tailgating Traditions - Alcohol Games
Alcohol use norms at football tailgates are well known and researched. Binge drinking (5+ drinks for males, 4+ for females) is common, and often encouraged by ritualistic game day traditions such as alcohol drinking games. Unfortunately such games can have serious consequences to health and safety insofar as they encourage alcohol misuse, and can drive a host of alcohol-related problems from individual alcohol poisoning to violence and sexual assault. For these reasons many universities and venues around the United States, including the Rose Bowl stadium, do not permit the playing of alcohol games during events.
Since Fall 2012 teams of staff and volunteers have regularly conducted field surveys/scans of existing conditions at large event at the Rose Bowl. To learn more about this data collection effort and view/download copies of the working group's individual event environmental scan summary presentations, click here.
Videos - Rose Bowl Tailgating (YouTube)
If a picture is worth a 1,000 words, a video can at times be worth 10,000. This list of tailgating videos posted online by fans and surveyors since 2012 highlight problem areas faced by organizers. Click here.
Health Effects of Underage Drinking
Underage alcohol use can have both short and long-term health consequences to minors. Not only are youth and young adults' brains still developing, and thus more susceptible to harm, but alcohol use contributes to poor decision-making, injuries, and other risky behaviors. Learn more.
Research - Game Day Alcohol Use, Health Effects of Binge Drinking and More
A growing number of studies have examined the issue of game day alcohol use, binge drinking and its effects on individual and community health. Learn more.
Alcohol Use Data - Pasadena and Los Angeles County
What are current alcohol use rates in Pasadena and the broader region? Thanks to data collected by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Day One and other health agencies, we already have an idea. Learn more.
Rose Bowl Tailgating Policies
After a violent melee and stabbing at the 2010 USC-UCLA game, the Rose Bowl Operating Committee (RBOC) updated its tailgating policy in 2011, notably reducing tailgating hours from 8 to 6 hours prior to kickoff, and banning drinking games, alcohol paraphernalia, and the consumption of alcohol after kickoff. Click here to see the full list of stadium tailgating regulations.
Stadium Tailgating Policies (Collegiate, NFL)
Tailgating policies vary widely across the United States. RBCPC members gathered data from over 70 college and professional venues. Learn more.
Troubling Tailgating Traditions - Alcohol Games
Alcohol use norms at football tailgates are well known and researched. Binge drinking (5+ drinks for males, 4+ for females) is common, and often encouraged by ritualistic game day traditions such as alcohol drinking games. Unfortunately such games can have serious consequences to health and safety insofar as they encourage alcohol misuse, and can drive a host of alcohol-related problems from individual alcohol poisoning to violence and sexual assault. For these reasons many universities and venues around the United States, including the Rose Bowl stadium, do not permit the playing of alcohol games during events.
