The U.S. Army Health Clinic Stuttgart follows national performance
standards on important dimensions of health care service that are
delivered to service members and their families. These quality measures
are called Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set, or HEDIS,
measures,  and they allow the clinic to compare the level of services
provided with quality standards of care being used by health care
organizations across the U.S.

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A healthy employee is a productive employee: This was the message
delivered by Defense Information Systems Agency-Europe Commander Col.
Elizabeth Bierden as she kicked off the fourth annual DISA-Europe
Wellness Day on Feb. 11 in the Patch Fitness Center.
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On the same day that President Obama outlined his Better Building
Initiative that aims to reduce companies’ energy bills by about $40
billion a year, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart hosted its second annual
energy symposium.

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Nearly 5,000 missed medical appointments per month costs Army Medicine
in Europe about $5 million per year.  Engaging beneficiaries and unit
leaders can help reduce the number of missed appointments by half,
health officials say. 

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Like it or not, it’s tax time.

If you’re trying to make sense of what’s new for this filing season, fear not. We’ve already done it for you. Read More

The presents are unwrapped, the decorations are put away and the
relatives are gone. After weeks of whirlwind holiday activities, many
of us may find ourselves feeling a little let down. Add to this the
gloom of gray skies, and before you know it, you’ve got a full-blown
case of the winter blues.Read More

U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart conducted a series of safety briefings last month on suicide prevention, traffic, workplace and fire safety, along with injury prevention, as part of an Installation Management Command safety stand down to raise awareness.  Garrisons across Europe were directed by IMCOM Commanding General Lt. Gen. Rick LynchRead More

Twelve U.S. Army, Europe Soldiers represented USAREUR as part of two
running teams in the 2010 Army Ten-Miler, held Oct. 24 in Washington,
D.C.

The USAREUR men’s team finished with a time of 3:42.09, getting second
place in a field of 40 teams from across the Army. The USAREUR mixed
team finished with a time of 4:41.25, placing 14th out of 46 mixed
teams.Read More

U.S. Army Europe Soldiers and civilian employees can be awarded up to
$25,000 by submitting their ideas to improve the Army through the Army
Suggestion Program.

Soldiers, U.S. federal employees and local national civilian employees
who are paid from appropriated funds are eligible to take part in the
program, said Joseph “J.D.” Jerdee, the Level 2 ASP actions coordinator
for Installation Management Command Europe.Read More

Those who have been keeping tabs on recent media coverage know that
bullying is a rapidly growing concern in schools today.
“Cyber-bullying” is the latest trend: using the Internet, social media
and cell phones to ridicule or hurt others.

In an effort to bring awareness on bullying to the community, the U.S.
Army Garrison Stuttgart Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation
Stuttgart Theatre Center is performing a one-act play about it: “The
Secret Life of Girls,” by Linda Daugherty.Read More

On July 26 at the Patch High School Gymnasium, Patch Barracks, Maj.
Gen. Frank J. Kisner bid farewell to the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen,
Marines and civilians he led for two years as the commander of Special
Operations Command Europe.Read More