RCBCC (I.E. Smoke Out)

The Riverside County Black Chamber of Commerce’s (RCBCC) I.E. SMOKE-OUT

program aims to (1) reduce the rates of smoking and secondhand (SHS) smoke exposure

in the African American/Black community in the Tri-County South Region. (2) RCBCC’s

primary goals are to work with local jurisdictions who have a widespread

range of outreach with significant African America/Black populations to assist in the

adoption of a policy that would amend, restrict and/or prohibit the sale and distribution of

any mentholated cigarettes and other flavored tobacco (including ESD) products and

paraphernalia (e.g. flavored premium cigars such as little cigars, cigarillos, hookah

tobacco, e-cigarettes, and e-hookah wrappers). (3) The Chamber will adopt or amend a

policy restricting the distribution of free or low-cost tobacco (including ESD) products. (4)

We will restrict the distribution and/or redemption of coupons, coupon offers, gift

certificates, gift cards, rebate offers or other similar offers for tobacco and ESD products.

(5) We will recruit and maintain an Advisory Board of African American/Black individuals

and community organizations that will bring the voices of the diverse African

American/Black community to discuss tobacco control issues. (6) RCBCC will raise

awareness within the African American/Black community on tobacco control issues, and

serve to build the capacity of other tobacco control initiatives in the Tri-County South

Region.