1. 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

2. Education of Decision-Makers Only 16% of adults smoke Park at the Park is a seating area – should be smoke-free like the seating bowl Park at the Park is for families PETCO Park is subject to state laws Other baseball venues are smoke-free

3. Tobacco-Free Score Card Criteria developed Policies assessed via phone calls, websites Arizona Diamondbacks scored highest for Bank One Ballpark (BOB) Results presented to Padres Much interest among MLB teams (!)

4. Original 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

5. Assessment of Plan Used digital camera to record views, sightlines Looked at prevailing winds, proximity of smokers to nonsmokers Requirements of state law Plans for employee/contractor education Signage, communication with guests

6. Revised Plan for DSA’s for 2004 Park at the Park and concourses were tobacco- free DSA’s in seating bowl reduced from 11 to 5.

7. Other Policy Elements Spit tobacco banned throughout ballpark (except by players). No sale of tobacco products. No cigar lounge.

8. Opening-Day Media Huge media presence Did interviews with every broadcast and print outlet Fan-on-the-street interviews very positive, even from smokers Padres leadership surprised at media interest

9. 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?

10. Profile of Participants in Employee/Vendor Survey N=146

11. Knowledge vs. Enforcement N=146

12. Profile of Participants in Guest Survey 89% lived in San Diego County 72% were male; 58% between 18-44 25% smoked (12% daily, 13% sometimes) 33% were 2004 Padres season ticket owners 38% lived in a home with children <18 yrs 29% had someone in their home with asthma or allergies N=210

13. Guest Support for Smoke-Free Ballpark N=210

14. Smokers’ Knowledge and Perception of DSAs N=50

15. Implementation Issues Almost no signage Lack of information for guests Lack of pro-active enforcement by employees High employee/contractor turnover

16. World No-Tobacco Day Celebration at Park at the Park

17. Decreased SHS Exposure QUALCOMM vs. PETCO Park

18. PETCO Park – 2005 Season Only 3 DSAs (2 are adjacent to gates) Improved signage in the DSA in seating bowl Some room for improvement

20. 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 Debbie@lungsandiego.org