In July 2009, Human Services of Faribault and Martin Counties collaborated with Watonwan County and applied for the Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) funds. SHIP funds were used in a nation leading effort to impact policies and practices to better nutrition, increase physical activity and promote tobacco cessation within schools, communities, worksites and health care organizations. In 2 years time, over 310 sustainable, community-wide changes were made within the three counties. Five years later, insurmountable changes continue to transform our diverse, rural counties into healthy places to live, work, play and seek health care services. Human Services of Faribault & Martin Counties (“Agency”) makes use of social media to engage residents to learn about needs and concerns, contribute to relevant conversations, and promote Agency programs and services. Despite efforts to keep the Agency-provided information timely and accurate, users should be aware that the information available through this social media tool may not be timely, accurate, or complete. No communication to Agency through this social media shall be deemed to constitute legal or official notice for any purpose. Users are encouraged to consult with appropriate non-Agency professional advisors for advice concerning specific matters before making any decision. Human Services of Faribault & Martin Counties disclaims any responsibility or liability for positions taken by individuals or entities for any misstatement, misunderstanding or losses, directly or indirectly, on the part of the users. Human Services of Faribault & Martin Counties’ use of external social media tools is provided as a public service. The Agency disclaims liability for ads, videos, promoted content or comments accessible from any external web page or social media site. The responsibility of external content or comments rests with the organizations or individuals providing them. Any inclusion of external content or comments on external social media websites does not imply endorsement by Human Services of Faribault & Martin Counties. The Agency reserves the right and may choose to reprint comments/materials placed on the social media websites to other media, such as by providing comments/materials to Agency staff or the Human Services Board. We reserve the right to remove comments/materials from Agency social media tools when those comments/materials, in the Agency’s sole discretion, are:
· Potentially libelous
· Obscene or sexually explicit comments
· Hateful or mean-spirited
· Personal attacks, insults, profane, name-calling, or threatening language
· Plagiarized material or material that potentially violates intellectual property rights
· Private, personal information published without consent
· Commercial promotions or spam
· Off topic or that link to material that is off topic
· Embedded images from external sources
· Violate any law or promote the violation of any law
· Encourage or constitute prohibited discriminatory or harassing conduct
· Made by a person masquerading as someone else
Additionally, the Agency reserves the right to terminate a person’s ability to post comments/materials or otherwise participate in the Agency’s social media tools when the person has repeatedly posted any of the above listed inappropriate comments/materials.
