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## Social media participation guidelines

Friends and followers of [UC Davis Health’s social media channels](/newsroom/socialmedia/ "UC Davis Health social media channels") are permitted to share, post, comment, like, flag, tag, rate, upload videos and images, and converse with other fans and with content posted within UC Davis Health's social media channels.

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Comments posted on UC Davis Health’s social media websites reflect the opinions of the individuals posting them and not necessarily those of UC Davis Health or the policies of the university and health system. If you have a concern about any posted content, or about any content that has been removed by a site administrator, please e-mail [hs-publicaffairs@ucdavis.edu](mailto:hs-publicaffairs@ucdavis.edu "UC Davis Health Public Affairs and Marketing").

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