News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
Members assigned to the Ramstein Clinic can go to the Ramstein pharmacy to get the right over-the-counter medications without having to buy them by utilizing the Self-Initiated Care Kit Program.
Patients benefit from the program by receiving over-the-counter medicine without the cost or appointment.
The flu vaccine will be offered at KMC events beginning Oct. 9, and Army and Air Force medical officials have developed plans for all service members and Department of Defense civilians to receive their vaccinations.
If you’re looking for excitement, best stay away from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. During 2012, no one died or suffered a permanent disability, there were no occupational illnesses or serious cases of property damage, and the number of injuries that did occur dropped from 94 to 76 compared with the previous year.
Changes are coming for those members who fail their official physical fitness test beginning Sept. 1.
When a casualty on the battlefield is identified, Soldiers trained in combat lifesaver procedures look for immediately visible injuries.
It’s not an overstatement to say the past many years have been challenging for those in the military working to prevent sexual assault and sexual trauma. However, for those who’ve been victimized it has been much worse, and we should never forget that.
Life is full of many types of stress, some good and some bad. The Air Force recognizes the importance of keeping its Airmen fit to fight and twice a year hosts a resiliency day.
That is the question, right? Whether the abdominal circumference measurement should be included in the Air Force fitness assessment is a highly debated topic. It is such a hot-button issue that Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody spoke on the topic when he visited Ramstein in March. He mentioned the Air Force “has appointed a team of experts to evaluate whether or not the waist measurement should be tied to the fitness test.”
The 86th Medical Group commander, Col. Christine Taylor, will deem the medical campuses on Ramstein smoke free in accordance with Air Force Instruction 40-102, Tobacco Use in the Air Force.
National Women’s Health Week takes place from Sunday to May 18 with Monday designated as National Women’s Health Day.
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