On June 10, 2011, our colleague and friend Barbara Starfield passed away at the age of 78. Barbara's passion, intellect, and sense of mission have resulted in an amazing legacy that will have lasting effects on all of us. Her impact on the public health and health care communities around the world has been, and will continue to be, profound for decades to come.

 

The Department of Health Policy & Management of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she spent most of her career, will be hosting a memorial event in Baltimore on Tuesday October 18, 2011, tentatively scheduled from 3:00-6:00 PM. A reception will follow.

 

This event will begin with a retrospective in which a few of her colleagues and mentees will review facets of her phenomenal academic legacy. This will be followed by a remembrance celebration of Barbara, the person.

 

We are hoping to broadcast the event live via the web and also to archive it on line for viewing at a later time.

 

Please save the date. Further details will be sent to you via e-mail in September.

 

At that time we will let you know how you can share your personal remembrances about Dr. Starfield with her family, friends, and colleagues. If you cannot attend we are hoping to establish a web-based memorial site through which you can send your remembrances.

 

The Department is establishing a fund to memorialize Barbara and to further her legacy on a lasting basis. We will let you know how you might contribute to this Starfield Fund at Johns Hopkins.

 

If you have questions at this time, please contact Normalie Barton ([log in to unmask] or 443 287-5411).

 

We hope that you can join us in remembering Barbara Starfield and her accomplishments.

 

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