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AIRMAN & FAMILY READINESS CENTER For details and to RSVP, call 480-5100 or 06371-47-5100. Bldg. 2120, Ramstein Air Base. All training is held at A&FRC unless stated otherwise. TUESDAY Pre-Deployment Briefing: 2:30-3:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Newcomers Base Intro: 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Hercules Theater WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY Key Spouse Initial Training: 4-7 […]

March 12, 2020 ×

Community, Health

Community Corner

AIRMAN & FAMILY READINESS CENTER For details and to RSVP, call 480-5100 or 06371-47-5100. Bldg. 2120, Ramstein Air Base. All training is held at A&FRC unless stated otherwise. TUESDAY Pre-Deployment Briefing: 2:30-3:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Newcomers Base Intro: 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Hercules Theater THURSDAY Newcomers USO Tour: 8:15 a.m. […]

March 5, 2020 ×

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Travel has shown to be beneficial to mental health.

Traveling to better mental health

When I ask people what they like about living in Germany, there’s one response I hear over and over: travel opportunities.

February 27, 2020 ×

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Electronic cigarettes: How is youth being affected?

In a recent Center for Disease Control study, 20 percent of high school students admitted to using at least one type of tobacco product. This study also found that 11 percent of those high school students had used a tobacco product within the past 30 days.

February 27, 2020 ×

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Sugar-sweetened beverages: What’s the big deal?

Sugar-sweetened beverages: What’s the big deal?

Sugar-sweetened beverages are defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to include soft drinks (soda or pop), fruit drinks, sports drinks, tea and coffee drinks, energy drinks, sweetened milk or milk alternatives and any other beverages to which sugar has been added.  

February 20, 2020 ×

Features, Health

For the past 10 years, Tony Haynesworth has been campaigning for service members, veterans and their families, to improve the patient-care experience, whether at a Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare organization or military treatment facility. Haynesworth, now assigned as Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s lead patient advocate, says decades of experience in customer service has led him to one conclusion: communication is key to better outcomes.

LRMC’s patient advocate considers communication key

For the past 10 years, Tony Haynesworth has been campaigning for service members, veterans and their families, to improve the patient-care experience, whether at a Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare organization or military treatment facility.

February 20, 2020 ×

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Treating pediatric dental patients with special health care needs

Treating pediatric dental patients with special health care needs

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) defines special health care needs (SHCN) as any physical, developmental, mental, sensory, behavioral, cognitive or emotional impairment or limiting condition that requires specialized medical management.

February 13, 2020 ×

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Community Corner

AIRMAN & FAMILY READINESS CENTER For details and to RSVP, call 480-5100 or 06371-47-5100. Bldg. 2120, Ramstein Air Base. All training is held at A&FRC unless stated otherwise. TUESDAY Pre-Deployment Briefing: 2:30-3:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Newcomers Base Intro: 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Hercules Theater Key Spouse Quarterly Training: 10-11 a.m. […]

February 13, 2020 ×

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U.S. Army Capt. Shannon Kirchmer, an optometrist at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s Optometry Clinic, uses a phoropter to determine eyeglass prescription for a patient at LRMC’s Optometry Clinic, Feb. 4.

LRMC optometry services open to all eligible family members, retirees, others

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s Optometry Clinic is reiterating appointment availability for active-duty personnel and their families, as well as space-available services to all other eligible beneficiaries.

February 13, 2020 ×

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86th MDS Airmen recognized across USAFE-AFAFRICA

86th MDS Airmen recognized across USAFE-AFAFRICA

Over 250 service members at the U.S. Army-commanded Landstuhl Regional Medical Center don a different military uniform and serve under the U.S. Air Forces’ 86th Medical Squadron, side-by-side with Army counterparts.

February 6, 2020 ×