Shelley Facente - Facente Consulting

Continuing the series of updates on things the Trump administration has been doing to attack our health and wellness, for the weekend edition we have: 4. Attacking our access to scientific data and information Remember when I said that the Trump administration was throwing up their hands and restoring websites they had removed (after losing […]

The evidence is clear: None of us can trust what RFK Jr. says.

Posted on June 10, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! June 9, 2025

Something important you can do NOW to support HHS workers, plus a warning about vaccine access.

Posted on August 27, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! August 26, 2025

Update 1: Attacking Tylenol

Posted on October 23, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! October 22, 2025

It’s raining fire. We must resist.

Posted on April 1, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! March 31, 2025

What have we learned about protecting the public’s health in the last 5 years? (Not much, apparently.)

Posted on March 15, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! March 15, 2025

Our response to Ebola is not making Americans safer.

Posted on June 7, 2026November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! June 6, 2026

Is the Tide Turning? We May Have a New CDC Director

Posted on April 17, 2026November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! April 17, 2026

It’s time to talk COVID vaccines.

Posted on June 3, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health!? June 2, 2025

They keep saying they’re restoring trust. Here’s the scorecard.

Posted on October 11, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! October 11, 2026

What they’re doing to federal workers is unnecessarily cruel.

Posted on October 12, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! October 12, 2025

Catching up, Part 1: The Senate Hearings

Posted on September 30, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! September 29, 2025

What public health has already gotten right.

Posted on November 1, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! November 1, 2025

The fight over health premiums, explained.

Posted on November 7, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! November 6, 2025

The U.S. is not Denmark. But imagine if it were?

Posted on December 11, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! December 11, 2025

RFK Jr. thinks the MMR vaccine is crucial. (Or does he?)

Posted on March 4, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! March 3, 2025

Updates from cruise ship inspections to Harvard.

Posted on April 15, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! April 14, 2025

Check in on your public health friends.

Posted on February 22, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! Feb 21, 2025

When “gold standard” has lost all meaning.

Posted on August 14, 2026November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! August 14, 2026

We need to protect trans kids—during Pride, and always.

Posted on June 29, 2026November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! June 28, 2026

It’s all about the (lack of) trust.

Posted on November 23, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! November 23, 2025

2026 has been a doozy so far!

Posted on March 7, 2026November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! March 7, 2026

It’s time to talk NIH. Our lives depend on it.

Posted on March 27, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! March 27, 2025

Violence is a public health issue. So is healing.

Posted on January 28, 2026November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! January 28, 2026

Could we have prevented the outbreak from diarrhea lettuce?

Posted on July 19, 2026November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! July 18, 2026

Appreciating the wins in this dystopian marathon.

Posted on February 13, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! Feb 13, 2025

Let’s be clear: RFK Jr. is halting scientific progress in the U.S.

Posted on August 6, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! August 6, 2025

Then they came for the unhoused people.

Posted on July 25, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! July 25, 2025

Heartbreak.

Posted on August 13, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! August 13, 2025

PEPFAR is not exempt. It’s debilitated.

Posted on February 11, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! Feb 10, 2025

One of RFK Jr.’s most tone deaf appearances yet.

Posted on August 10, 2026November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! August 10, 2026

THIS IS NOT AN APRIL FOOL’S JOKE. Spread the word of today’s dangerous actions!

Posted on April 2, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! April 1, 2025

Surprising no one, the Democrats caved.

Posted on November 10, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! November 10, 2025

Medicaid cuts hurt all of us.

Posted on May 29, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! May 28, 2025

What does it mean to freeze $2 billion in foreign aid? (The Supreme Court edition.)

Posted on March 7, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! March 7, 2025

RFK Jr. is wrong that a child dead from measles is “not unusual.”

Posted on February 27, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! Feb 26, 2025

Resist!

Posted on March 29, 2026November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

Amplifying an important message while working on my next updates…

Sandwiches, gratitude, and some good news.

Posted on September 17, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! September 16, 2025

MMWR is back in, and “women” are out.

Posted on February 6, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! Feb 6, 2025

We need to protect the trans kids.

Posted on December 24, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! December 23, 2025

6 items to catch you up on where we are, and what you can do about it.

Posted on September 2, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! September 1, 2025

The first 100 days…and beyond.

Posted on May 1, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! April 30, 2025

New ACIP members, LGBTQ+ suicide prevention, and a huge legal victory restoring NIH grant funding.

Posted on June 22, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

What in the Health?! June 22, 2025

Update 5: Attacking our access to food

Posted on October 27, 2025November 12, 2026 by Shelley Facente

OK, here’s the final installment in the series of updates on 5 things the Trump administration has been doing to attack our health and wellness. If you didn’t already, please leave a comment letting me know whether you’ve preferred having more frequent, shorter updates over the last week, instead of the less frequent longer update! […]