Healthy Tailgating / Rose Bowl Community Prevention Council
Composed of representatives of neighborhood associations, community groups, and city agencies, the Rose Bowl Community Prevention Council (RBCPC) was convened in March 2013 to improve public health and safety at large community events in the City. The formation of the group was prompted by the findings of a comprehensive alcohol and other drug assessment of the over two dozen communities in Service Planning Area 3 (SPA 3) that Day One staff coordinated and conducted with 6 other prevention agencies, including the Pasadena Public Health Department, for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s Substance Abuse Prevention and Control Program. The assessment, which consisted of resident surveys (youth 12-17, young adults 18-24, adults 25+), youth/adult focus groups, one-on-one stakeholder interviews, environmental scans, archival data reviews and local media reviews, uncovered that underage/binge drinking remains a problem at community events in the City. As a result, Day One staff organized Environmental Scans of two UCLA football games in fall 2012 (UCLA-USC, UCLA-Stanford).
After the conclusion of the 2012-13 College Football season, Day One staff spent several months reaching out to collegiate and professional stadiums across the country to compile a matrix of existing tailgating policies and identify best practices that could be applied locally to reduce excessive/binge drinking at the Rose Bowl. The findings of this work, as well as the UCLA-USC and UCLA-Stanford Environmental Scans, were then presented to Rose Bowl staff, representatives of Neighborhood Associations, City staff (Pasadena Police Department, Pasadena Public Health Department, City Council field representatives) and other stakeholders at a community presentation – The Big Game: Public Health, Policy and Alcohol Use at Rose Bowl Tailgates.
Representatives of the following groups subsequently began meeting on a monthly basis at the Flintridge Center to discuss manners of reducing alcohol-related harm and improving public health and safety at large events at the Rose Bowl:
RBCPC 2013 Progress Report and Recommendations
In February 2014 the RBCPC released its first Progress Report and Recommendations to update and inform the public as to its work to date and suggested next steps based on the outcome of its data collection and evaluation efforts. The document can be downloaded and viewed below.
After the conclusion of the 2012-13 College Football season, Day One staff spent several months reaching out to collegiate and professional stadiums across the country to compile a matrix of existing tailgating policies and identify best practices that could be applied locally to reduce excessive/binge drinking at the Rose Bowl. The findings of this work, as well as the UCLA-USC and UCLA-Stanford Environmental Scans, were then presented to Rose Bowl staff, representatives of Neighborhood Associations, City staff (Pasadena Police Department, Pasadena Public Health Department, City Council field representatives) and other stakeholders at a community presentation – The Big Game: Public Health, Policy and Alcohol Use at Rose Bowl Tailgates.
Representatives of the following groups subsequently began meeting on a monthly basis at the Flintridge Center to discuss manners of reducing alcohol-related harm and improving public health and safety at large events at the Rose Bowl:
- Day One
- East Arroyo Residents' Association
- Linda Vista-Annandale Association
- Pasadena Police Department
- Pasadena Public Health Department
- Rose Bowl Stadium
- San Rafael Neighborhood Association
- West Pasadena Residents' Association
RBCPC 2013 Progress Report and Recommendations
In February 2014 the RBCPC released its first Progress Report and Recommendations to update and inform the public as to its work to date and suggested next steps based on the outcome of its data collection and evaluation efforts. The document can be downloaded and viewed below.
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RBCPC 2014 Progress Report and Recommendations
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