The official public health department for Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, and Washington counties, providing disease prevention, health education, community health services, and trusted public health information across Southern Utah. 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗨𝘁𝗮𝗵 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆
The Southwest Utah Public Health Department (SWUPHD) participates in social media to disseminate in
formation to the public while engaging individuals and organizations in promoting and protecting the health of our community. External, non-SWUPHD links do not constitute official endorsement on our behalf, and comments made by the public are the opinion of the commentator and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SWUPHD. This site is a limited public forum, and we encourage commenters to share their thoughts and opinions respectfully. A comment may be restricted if it includes:
1. foul or profane language or content;
2. sexual content, links to sexual content, or other obscene, indecent, or pornographic materials;
3. content that promotes, fosters, or encourages discrimination against any ethnicity, race, national origin, religious affiliation, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or other group as defined by law;
4. content that encourages or condones illegal conduct or activity;
5. content that discloses private, protected, or confidential material as defined by law;
6. information that compromises public health or safety or the health or safety of public systems;
7. slanderous or defamatory attacks of any person or people;
8. content that is hateful or incites violence, or threatens to harm a person or an organization;
9. advertisements, promotions, or solicitation regarding any service or product;
10. content that violates copyrights, including improper use of a trademark or copyrighted material;
11. comments or links not topically related to a post made by the SWUPHD;
12. content, including links, that promotes the candidacy of any person, petition, or referendum; and/or
13. spam or repetitively disruptive content, such as the same comment posted repeatedly. Comments made on this page do not constitute a legal or official notice or comment to the SWUPHD and will not be regarded as a request for service. Also note that information posted on this page, including messages in the Message box, are considered public record. Please contact the SWUPHD if you have questions or comments. This policy is subject to change without notice.
