Henry County Health Department (HCHD) maintains social media accounts to provide public information and health education. While social media provides a valuable method of quickly providing information directly to the public, it is a unique forum that requires special attention and guidelines. HCHD is committed to maintaining a respectful environment that shares correct information. To do this, a team of staff members reviews comments and posts on pages affiliated with the Health Department or its divisions. Material may be deleted or hidden if it meets the classifications below, or is otherwise determined to be inconsistent with the values expressed above. Posts may be removed or hidden if they contain:
• Defamation, name calling/and or personal attacks/threats/violence to a person or people, or HCHD employee
• Hate speech, profanity, obscenity or vulgarity
• Nudity in pictures
• Untrue or misleading information
• Advertisements or promotions of another page or business
• Spam comments, such as the same or similar comments posted repeatedly
• Protected health information
• Information otherwise determined to be inappropriate or in violation of the mission of the page. Users who consistently violate these rules may be blocked from commenting. Information posted to any Health Department account should not be considered medical advice and should not replace a consultation with a health care professional. Questions and records requests should be sent to healthdept@henrycohd.org. HCHD will make reasonable efforts to monitor and/or moderate content posted on its social media platforms; however, we cannot always respond in a timely manner to online questions or requests for information. By submitting content to HCHD’s social media accounts, you understand and acknowledge this policy, and that this information is available to the public. Please note that other participants may use your posted information beyond the Health Department’s control. If you do not wish to have the information you have made available via this site used, published, copied and/or reprinted, please do not post on this page.
