Pages sponsored by the Iowa Department of Public Health are intended to enhance communication between the public and the department. Users and visitors to these pages are welcome to participate in social networking and discussion; however, the following forms of conduct are not allowed:
1. content that may compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems;
2. content that violates
the legal ownership rights or interests of another party;
3. content that violates the confidentiality or privacy of any individual;
4. any comments not topically related to the content being commented upon;
5. comments in support of or in opposition to political campaigns or legislation;
6. profane language or inappropriate sexual content that does not support a public health purpose;
7. content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates 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;
8. solicitations of commerce; or
9. conduct or encouragement of illegal activity.
10. Violation of these conduct rules will result in the removal of the offending content. Repeated or flagrant violations of these conduct rules may cause the author to be blocked from all IDPH-sponsored pages. IDPH understands that social media is a 24/7 medium; however, IDPH moderation capabilities are not. Administrators will respond to comments and requests for information and will act upon inappropriate content as soon as it is possible during normal business hours.
