Chelan-Douglas Health District makes optimal use of available resources and partnerships to provide high quality public health services in Chelan and Douglas Counties. Its program priorities emphasize the foundational public health functions basic to public safety in any community. We use Facebook (and other social media platforms) to communicate with the public of our resources and services and to promote health and safety awareness. The public shall use this platform with the guidance (Term of Use) below:
TERMS OF USE
Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) values public engagement on all our social media platforms. We highly encourage posts and comments engagement on our social media tools to provide an opportunity for sharing and discussing information about CDHD’s programs and activities. We want community members to share their open and respectful thoughts and ideas and ask questions of the District; however, we will not tolerate any form of harassment, hate speech, misinformation, or other negative behaviors. on any of our social media platforms shall constitute an acknowledgement and agreement of these terms of use. All posted content must be related to the topic at hand. All public comments and postings are reviewed in a timely manner. They are screened in accordance with CDHD’s Social Media Comment Policy. Posts and comments that fall into the following categories are prohibited:
• Promoting personal or commercial interests
• Infringements on copyrights or trademarks
• Engaging in insults, name calling, or personal attacks
• Promoting, fostering, or perpetuating discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation including any content that encourages or promotes discriminatory government employment or hiring practices
• Any content that commits or attempts to commit fraud on any person or entity or encourages others to commit fraud
• Encouragement of any illegal activity or content that commits or attempts to commit a crime
• Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public, public systems, yourself, or others such as content or links to malware
• Sharing information that is false, inaccurate, or misleading according to the best available and reliable evidence at the time.
• Obscene- use of profanity
• Any personable identifiable information such as home addresses, social security numbers, driver license numbers, etc.
• Any content not topically related to the particular social media post being commented upon, including random or unintelligible comments
• Any communicated intent to inflict harm or loss on another that is usually very specific. Any individual or user who accesses an online platform utilized by CDHD agrees they have read, understand, and accept, without limitations, the provisions of the Terms of Use set forth herein. Chelan-Douglas Health District’s Terms of Use are in addition to those upheld by the social media platforms. We reserve the right to remove, hide, or delete any comments or posts that violate these guidelines. In severe cases, we may block or ban users from our social media platforms. CDHD is not responsible for any comments or posts deemed inappropriate that cannot be removed in a timely manner. Comments and posts are public records subject to public disclosure under the Public Records Act. CDHD reserves the right to update/change this policy at any point in time without notice. NOTE: Communications made through any social media platform will in no way constitute a legal or official notice or comment to CDHD or any official or employee of CDHD for any purpose. If you would like a copy of the Chelan-Douglas Health District Social Media Comment Policy, please go to: https://www.cdhd.wa.gov/public-records-request
