The Vinton County WIC Program participates in Facebook in order to provide individuals, families, and partners with nutrition and breastfeeding new and best practices. While we encourage fans to share thoughts and opinions on our page, we expect that this will be done in a respectful manner. All links posted as comments on Vinton County WIC Program page will be reviewed and may b
e deleted. A comment will be deleted it if contains:
-hate speech, profanity, obscenity, or vulgarity;
-nudity (breastfeeding dyads excepted) in pictures;
-defamations, name calling and/or personal attacks to a person or people, or Vinton County WIC Program employee.
-spam comments, such as the same/similar comments posted repeatedly on a profile;
-comments that would disclose protected health information;
-comments that include promotion of events, groups, pages, websites, organizations, and programs not related to the promotion of healthy living, good nutrition, including breastfeeding or improved parenting; and
-other comments that Vinton WIC Program director deems inappropriate. Violations of Vinton County WIC Program's comment policy may cause the author to be blocked from all of Vinton County grantee pages. Information posted on any of our social media platforms should not be considered medical advice and should not replace consultation with a healthcare professional including an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant for breastfeeding issues or a Registered, Licensed Dietitian for nutrition questions. Vinton County WIC Program will make reasonable efforts to monitor and/or moderate content posted on its social media platforms; however, we may not always respond in as timely a manner to online requests for information as you might require. For more immediate attention call the Vinton County WIC Program at 740-596-4171. By submitting content to Vinton County WIC Program's page, you understand and acknowledge that this information is available to the public. Please note that other participants may use your posed information beyond the control of Vinton County WIC program. If you do not wish to have the information you have made available via this site used, published, copied, and/or reprinted, please do not post on this page. All links to other websites linked from Vinton County WIC program's social media sites are provided as a service to readers, but such linkages do not constitute endorsement of those sites by Vinton County WIC program of the State of Ohio and as such Vinton County WIC Program is not responsible for the content of external websites. A little about our peer program:
The Breastfeeding Peer Helper Program is a program designed to enhance the breastfeeding support services provided by WIC. Breastfeeding peer helpers are women... in the community with personal breastfeeding experience. They provide mother-to-mother breastfeeding education and support which in turns helps mothers successfully reach their breastfeeding goals. Peer Helpers assist by establishing a connection with families, helping mothers in managing common concerns, providing ongoing encouragement and offering comfort outside the usual workday. The development of the Breastfeeding Peer Helper program has increased breastfeeding initiation and duration rates among the WIC population. Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, s*x, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, s*xual orientation, or all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.) If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at [email protected]. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339; or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
