Community Information Exchange (CIE) SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
MEDDAC NEWS Flu shots– There will be Flu shot clinics for Family members at the Family Readiness
Center on: 15-19 October 11 AM-5 PM, 20 October 10 AM-2 PM, and 23-26 October 11 AM-5 PM. Please fill out the APLSS surveys after EVERY appointment, Evans Army Community
Hospital (EACH) receives funds for every survey that is returned. No shows are still about 10% for Family Members. Please call to cancel even up to
the appointment time 526– 2273 (CARE). If you have to show up late, it is better than not showing up at all. EACH loses Millions of dollars every year due to No shows.
There are many new job positions at the hospital, to include 15 Medical Support Assistant jobs, which are entry level and a great way to get in to the federal system. www.usajobs.com.
As of 12 October, Evans Clinic will be called Iron Horse and Iron Horse will go back to being called the Warrior Clinic.
Balfour Beatty Calendar
KEY EVENTS 28 SEP: 1130 Domestic Violence Awareness Month Kick-Off @ ECC 28 SEP: 1600 Right Arm Night @ Foxhole 28 SEP: 1800 AUSA Dinner @ ECC 29 SEP: 1000 National Prescription Drug Take Back Day @ AAFES & Commissary 1-31 OCT: Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2 OCT: 1000 CFC Kick Off @ SEC 4 OCT: Payday Activities 4 OCT: 1200 CG Golf Scramble @ Golf Course 5-8 OCT: Columbus Day 4-Day Weekend 8 OCT: Columbus Day 15-19 OCT: Fall Clean-Up 17-18 OCT: Ft Carson Transition Expo ECC 19 OCT: 2 BCT Fall Festival 27 OCT: Make a difference Day 1 NOV: College Graduation Ceremony McMahon Theater
Education Center
Just for Spouses, 16 October, 1800 hrs, Education Center, 6 PM to 7 PM. This is a briefing to help spouses develop financial and education plans to get started or to complete a college degree.
The education center is moving to Buildings 1011 & 1012, which is directly behind their current building. They will be at that location for about 16 months. None of their current services will be interrupted during this transition.
UCCS has changed their In-state tuition policy. Students will only have to fill out an In-state tuition form ONE TIME, instead of every semester as other schools require.
In state tuition saved our Soldiers and Family members $10 Million last year.
MOBILE APP HELPS FAMILIES WITH MILITARY LIFE The Department of Defense has a new smartphone mobile application to help service members and their families manage the challenges of military life. LifeArmor has seventeen behavioral topics with information, assessments, videos with personal stories and interactive exercises to develop coping skills. LifeArmor can be downloaded for free at the App Store, Google Play and on the Amazon Marketplace. LifeArmor is a comprehensive learning and self-management tool to assist members of the military community with common mental health concerns. It was developed by psychologists at the Defense Department's National Center for Technology and Technology, known as T2, as a companion application to their AfterDeployment website. The new mobile application brings behavioral health topics from the website to smartphones and tablets, used by most service members. AfterDeployment was launched in 2008 to help service members returning from combat deployments. LifeArmor's behavioral topics are: Alcohol & Drugs, Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Families & Friendships, Families with Kids, Life Stress, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Military Sexual Trauma, Physical Injury, Post-Traumatic Stress, Resilience, Sleep, Spirituality, Stigma, Tobacco, and Work Adjustment. More information about T2 is available at www.t2health.org. Further information about LifeArmor can be found at www.t2health.org/ apps/lifearmor.