South Dakota WIC Program

For the location closest to you, please go to https://www.sd.gov/wic
Other resources:
SD Department of Health - http://doh.sd.gov/
USDA - www.myplate.gov
WIC Resources - http://wicworks.nal.usda.gov
HealthySD page - http://healthysd.gov

Welcome to the South Dakota WIC Program (SD WIC) page! We encourage you to share your support and enthusiasm and applaud your efforts to connect with other supporters here on our page. Our goal is to provide an ongoing, interactive, and open place for people to exchange resources, ideas, information and comments. This material is strictly informational and is not a substitute for medical care. If you need care, treatment or other medical advice, please see your health care provider. We look forward to your comments and hope that our conversations will be engaging, informative and polite. We ask that you respect and follow the posting guidelines outlined below. Keep in mind that you are responsible for the content of your comments. Comments made on our page are considered public by SD WIC. The South Dakota Department of Health, its affiliates, and legal representatives infer the author’s intent for public use and reserve the right to repost, republish and/or share without the express permission of the author. By engaging with SD WIC through social media, the user agrees to the terms of this Policy. This Policy may be revised at any time without prior notice. Further, when engaging with SD WIC on its social media pages, the user is subject to the Terms of Service (TOS) of that host site. Content (comments, photos, videos, messages, retweets, or other user communications) shared with or posted to the SD WIC social media pages is subject to the TOS of the host site. Content shared or posted may be used by the owners of the host site for their own purposes according to their TOS. We encourage users to review the host site’s TOS prior to engaging with SD WIC social media pages to fully understand the terms and the user’s rights. SD WIC moderates the social media pages in order to ensure the social media pages remain venues South Dakotans of all ages feel respected and welcomed to express diverse viewpoints and participate in the democratic processes. SD WIC does not discriminate based on viewpoint, and all content should adhere to the standards outlined in this Policy and by the host site’s TOS. To facilitate the purpose of the social media pages, we may hide or remove content that contains, constitutes, or links to:
• Conduct or encouragement of illegal activity;
• Profane, vulgar, or obscene language;
• Defamatory language;
• Sexual harassment;
• Expressed or implied threats of violence or threats to public safety–violators will be reported to law enforcement for investigation;
• Information that may compromise the safety or security of the public, including public systems and infrastructure, or compromise the safety or security of the State, including State employees;
• Discriminatory speech, hate speech, or disparaging attacks that target a protected class;
• Content that includes information which is confidential, private, or that infringes on copyright or trademark rights of another;
• Solicitation of commerce or advertisements for products, services, entities, or individuals;
• Spam, disruptively repetitive content, or malicious or harmful software;
• Content intended to impersonate another person or legitimate organization; or
• Content clearly unrelated to the subject matter of the posted topic or any governmental concern.
• Personal information including, but not limited to, email addresses, telephone numbers, mailing addresses, or identification numbers.
• Comments that infringe on copyrights.
• Other comments administrators deem inappropriate. Content will not be edited, but SD WIC reserves the right to 1) block certain words from appearing on the site through a host site’s profanity filter which may operate to hide user generated content or 2) manually hide or remove user generated content if it violates the criteria above. Accounts established as “bots” (automated accounts) or fake accounts (not associated with a verifiable specific individual or organization, such as parody accounts) may be blocked. Users may be temporarily or permanently restricted from commenting on a social media page if they repeatedly and consistently violate this Policy. Also be aware that:
• All links posted as comments will be reviewed and may be deleted.
• The appearance of external links on this site does not constitute official endorsement on behalf of SD WIC or the South Dakota Department of Health.
• We invite you to quote, republish or share any content on this page on your own blog, website or other communication/publication. If you do, please credit the source or the person who authored the content as a courtesy.
• Liking or following an account, user, or page on host sites does not equal an endorsement and is not intended to reflect the opinion of SD WIC or the South Dakota Department of Health. SD WIC is neither responsible for, nor can it control content on third-party sites, nor guarantee the accuracy or completeness of information contained in external content or hypertext links to or from third-party websites.
• SD WIC is not responsible for limits or restrictions the host site may place on content or speech as a result of violations of the host site’s TOS.
• SD WIC monitors these social media pages but is not responsible for content generated by users on these platforms. Content is the opinion of the commentator only. Publication of content does not imply endorsement of, or agreement by, the South Dakota Department of Health or SD WIC.
• Content should be understood to be entirely public, and users should not generate content they consider, or would like to keep, confidential. Remember: if you join in the discussion, be nice. Our goal is to encourage interaction by accepting the majority of the comments posted to our site. If you choose to disregard our policy as outlined above, we may limit your ability to comment. If you have any questions or comments about this policy, please email us at [email protected]. We recognize that social media interaction occurs on a 24/7 basis. Our ability to moderate comments posted to this site is not immediate. We will take care to remove inappropriate comments as quickly as possible. In the meantime, we trust that our community will ignore personal attacks and negative speech or respond politely. Please visit often for news and updates. Thank you for liking SD WIC on Facebook. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at:https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

email:
[email protected]