Facente Consulting led formative research to determine a promising strategy to build a highly skilled, cross-trained, valued, and sustainable HIV, hepatitis C, and STI workforce in San Francisco.
Project Descriptions
Community Health Leadership Institute (CHLI) Implementation Support
Impact Evaluation of a Social Connection Intervention to Improve LGBTQ+ Mental Health
San Francisco Community Health Center
Coordination of the 2020 International AIDS Conference
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
HIV and Housing Assessment and Call to Action
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Prosperity Broward Community Engagement Process Guide
Ocha Transformations
Skills Training for Graduate Students in Historically Disadvantaged Universities (HDUs) in South Africa
Desmond Tutu Health Foundation
Evaluation of Capacity-Building Assistance for High-Impact HIV Prevention
SFDPH Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP)
Assisting a CDC Branch with Restructuring at a Time of Major Change
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Strategic Planning to End Family Homelessness
Hamilton Families
Hamilton Families asked Facente Consulting to assist them in developing a three-year strategic plan to cultivate organizational excellence, strengthen high-impact services for homeless families during the pandemic recovery period, and design an advocacy program to drive systemic change for the future.
Project Coordination and Analytic Support to Improve Global HIV Incidence Estimation
The Consortium for the Evaluation and Performance of HIV Incidence Assays (CEPHIA)
Harm Reduction Readiness Assessment in Southeast San Diego
County of San Diego Public Health Services
Educating Clinical Psych Students about Harm Reduction
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Evaluation Support for a County Health Department to Implement Results-Based Accountability
County of San Diego Public Health Services
Visualizing Drug-Checking Results as a Tool for Autonomy and Harm Reduction in the Drug User Community
HIV Education and Prevention Project of Alameda County
Development of a Comprehensive Program Evaluation for a Neighborhood-Wide Program
Tenderloin Community Benefit District (TLCBD)
Development of a Guide to Integrating HIV, HCV, and Syphilis Testing and Treatment in Opioid Treatment Programs
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Developing a Toolkit for Peer-led Overdose Prevention in Permanent Supportive Housing Sites
End Hep C SF
SFDPH Systems of Care Training and Conference
SFDPH HIV Health Services
Strategic Support and Facilitation for All Home Staff and Board
All Home
Strategic Planning for UCSF’s Pain and Addiction Research Center
University of California, San Francisco - Pain and Addiction Research Center
Community Engagement to Support Development of a Meaningful HIV and STD Prevention RFP
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Division of HIV and STD Programs
Creating a Harm Reduction Curriculum Infusion Package for University Professors
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Board Retreat Facilitation to Develop Mission, Vision, and Strategic Priorities
American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association (ASTDA)
Theory of Change Development for Harm Reduction Programming
AIDS United
Promotional Material Development to Improve Service Experience of Clients Living with HIV
Shanti Project
Assessment and Re-Envisioning of the Emergency Financial Assistance (EFA) Program in San Francisco
SFDPH HIV Health Services
LGBTQ+ Commercial Tobacco Control Program Evaluation Support
San Francisco Community Health Center
Assessing Hepatitis C Treatment Opportunities for People with Short Stays in San Francisco Jails
End Hep C SF
Needs Assessment for the Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plan
CDPH Office of AIDS
Strategic Planning to Manage Impending Budget Cuts
Hamilton Families
Program Planning for Rafiki Coalition’s UMOJA Health Access Point
Rafiki Coalition for Health & Wellness
Facente Consulting provided program planning, retreat facilitation, and implementation technical assistance to the Rafiki Coalition to launch UMOJA, a Health Access Point funded by the San Francisco Department of Public Health to provide coordinated, wholistic, and Afrocentric services to address the syndemic of HIV, HCV, STIs and related health and social issues within San Francisco’s Black and African American communities,
Harm Reduction and Housing Video Series
NASTAD
Development of a Food Organizing Structure for San Francisco
San Francisco Department of Public Health
California Department of Public Health Strategic Plan Implementation
CDPH Office of AIDS
Facente Consulting is supporting the California Department of Public Health and various counties throughout the state with technical assistance to develop and deploy the Implementation Blueprint in support of California’s Integrated Statewide Strategic Plan for Addressing HIV, HCV, and STIs from 2022-2026.
COVID-19 Safety Consultation and Data Training
Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB)
Evaluation of Gender-Inclusive School Trainings in California
Gender Spectrum
Coordinating Stakeholder Engagement for a Transportation Study on Treasure Island
One Treasure Island
Mixed Methods Study of Gendered Microaggressions in Medical Care
Stanford Medicine
Backbone Support for a Collective Impact Initiative focused on Community Health
San Francisco Health Improvement Partnership
Evaluation for CDC-Funded Syringe Service Program Vaccine Scale-Up
NASTAD
Assessment of San Francisco’s Clinical Implementation of Long-Acting Injectable PrEP and ART
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Development of a Survey and Report to Assess Harm Reduction Capacity in Nevada
The Larson Institute
Developing and Implementing International Overdose Awareness Day Events in Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County Public Health Department
National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) Data Analysis
CDPH Office of AIDS
Goal Setting and Program Planning for a Permanent Supportive Housing Provider
Alameda Point Collaborative
Facente Consulting worked with Alameda Point Collaborative to support a small-scale strategic planning process and the development of a theory of change, with the goal of reviewing key initiatives and centering resident feedback as they enter into an era of growth and redevelopment of housing projects.
Planning for a Mobile, Community-Based, Equity-Centered Research Model
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Technical Assistance to Harm Reduction Programs in the Midwest
Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center
Strategic Planning for Hepatitis C Elimination
Hep C Free Allegheny
California Department of Public Health Outbreak Response Equity Plan
CDPH Office of AIDS
Project Management of Telemedicine Pilot focused on Low-Barrier Buprenorphine Access
SFDPH Behavioral Health Services
Rapporteur Services for the World Health Organization Working Group on HIV Incidence Measurement and Data Use
World Health Organization
Planning and Facilitation of a Summit on the Rural Opioid Crisis
Project Inform
Capacity-Building Assistance for Programs Serving Trans People in the Midwest
San Francisco Community Health Center
Facente Consulting supported San Francisco Community Health Center in designing and implementing a six-session community of practice that brought together community-based organizations, health departments, and other agencies in the Midwest United States for peer-to-peer learning to improve HIV-related service delivery to trans people in the US.
Evaluating Naloxone Boxes to Prevent Overdoses in Michigan
Harm Reduction Michigan
Executive Coaching and Support to Improve Organizational Functioning
Tenderloin Community Benefit District
Statistical Analysis to Support Evaluation of a LGBTQ+ Mental Health Intervention
LGBTQ Connection
Planning and Facilitation of Institutes to Improve HIV PrEP Capacity in Florida
SFDPH Center for Learning and Innovation
Santa Clara County World AIDS Day Events
Santa Clara County Public Health Department
Strategic Facilitation of an All-Staff Retreat for the California Prevention Training Center
California Prevention Training Center
Statistical Support for an Advanced HIV Prevention Clinical Trial Design
Gilead Sciences
Facente Consulting supported Gilead Sciences with statistical analysis relating to HIV incidence rates, assisting with the study design, analysis plan, and interpretation of study data for the PURPOSE trials–ultimately leading to the groundbreaking FDA approval of the twice-yearly PrEP medication Lenacapavir.
Protocols for Partner Services and Linkages to Care
Riverside University Health System - Public Health
Needs Assessment and Recommendations to Prevent Perinatal Transmission of Hepatitis C
SFDPH Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP)
Mission, Vision, and Values Development for a Bay Area Training Center
Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center
Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Program Evaluation
San Francisco Community Health Center
Qualitative Evaluation of Vital Strategies’ Overdose Prevention Program
Vital Strategies
Formal Assessment of the Landscape of Medication-Assisted Treatment Programs in California
The Center at Sierra Health Foundation
Planning and Facilitation of a National Drug User Health Symposium
SFDPH Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP)
Assistance to Develop a System of Panel Management within a Jail Medical System
SFDPH Jail Health Services
Hep elimiNATION Toolkit Planning and Development
O'Neill Institute
In partnership with the O’Neill Institute, Facente Consulting conducted a needs assessment for the hep elimiNATION toolkit, collecting qualitative data from over a dozen health department staff working in viral hepatitis about what they would want to see in a hepatitis elimination planning toolkit. Facente Consulting then provided an outline for the toolkit, and developed content for three of its modules.
Fresno County Health Department Maternal and Child Health Needs Assessment
Fresno County Department of Public Health
Needs Assessment to Guide HIV and HCV Services for People Experiencing Homelessness
SFDPH Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP)
Program Planning to End the HIV, HCV, and STI Epidemics
SFDPH Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP)
Developing and Evaluating a Philanthropic Giving Strategy for Gilead Foundation
Gilead Foundation
Creating a Toolkit for Conducting Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) in Harm Reduction Settings
NASTAD
COVID-19 Safety Protocol Development
The Berkeley School
Technical Assistance to Support Hepatitis C Surveillance
NASTAD
Development of WHO/UNAIDS Technical Guidance for Use of HIV Recency Assays
World Health Organization
Developing a “Story Map” about Reproductive Health in Sub-Saharan Africa
CAMI Health
Strategic Planning and Technical Assistance for Ending the HIV Epidemic
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Facilitation and Planning Support for the East Bay Drug Checking Collaborative
HIV Education and Prevention Project of Alameda County
Needs Assessment on the Health of People who Use Drugs in San Francisco
SFDPH Behavioral Health Services
Strategic Plan for SFDPH’s Congenital Syphilis Response
SFDPH Disease Prevention and Control
Strategic Planning to Better Support Homeless Families
Raphael House
Substance Use Disorders Team Retreat Facilitation
SFDPH Behavioral Health Services
Strategic Facilitation to Improve Van-based Hepatitis C Testing and Treatment
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) - Gastroenterology
Clinic Flow Analysis for the Adult-Older Adult System of Care within Behavioral Health Services
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Manuscript Development to Summarize Research about Fluvoxamine Treatment for COVID-19
Dr. Jeffrey Klausner
Citywide Hepatitis B Needs Assessment
SFDPH Disease Prevention and Control
Technical Assistance on Trauma-Informed Approaches for HIV Integrated Services within San Francisco County Jails
SFDPH HIV Health Services
Collective Impact Backbone Support and Data Analysis to Eliminate Hepatitis C
End Hep C SF
Sexual and Drug User Health Sector Workforce Equity Playbook
SFDPH Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP)
Strategic Planning to Eliminate Disparities in Oral Health Care for all San Francisco Children
Cavity Free SF
Creating the First Strategic Plan for a Growing HIV Clinic
Petersen HIV Clinics at the University of Arizona
DeLIVER Cephia Xpert HCV Testing Program Evaluation
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) - Viral Hepatitis Center
Supplemental Report to a Guide on HCV Services in Opioid Treatment Programs
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Strategic Facilitation to Update Goals and Strategies for CDC’s Division of Workforce Development
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
COVID-19 Response After Action Report and Preparedness Planning
California Department of Public Health
Research Coordination and Data Analysis for an NIH R21 Study on Hepatitis C Epidemiology
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) - CFAR/Gladstone Institute
Needs Assessment of Hepatitis C Testing and Treatment in the Jail System
End Hep C SF
Facente Consulting was selected by End Hep C SF to design and lead a mixed-methods needs assessment to identify gaps in hepatitis C (HCV) testing and treatment in San Francisco jails, identify best practices for treatment and linkage, and develop a HCV care cascade for people currently or recently incarcerated.
Facilitation of Board Retreat for Greater Richmond Interfaith Program
Greater Richmond Interfaith Program
Support for Strategic Implementation of San Francisco’s Initiative to End Trans Homelessness
San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing
Evaluation Training and Technical Assistance for Oncology Programs
Gilead Sciences
BEAM Staff Retreat
Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM)
Identifying Barriers and Facilitators for CDPH OA ADAP-Related Programs
CDPH Office of AIDS
Workplace Wellness Needs Assessment and Toolkit Revision
California Department of Public Health
UNAIDS Terminology Guidelines Updates
UNAIDS
Strategic Planning for HIV and Aging Programs
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Process and Impact Evaluation for a Hepatitis C Elimination Collective Impact Initiative
End Hep C SF
Development and Implementation of Organizational Impact Evaluation
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Qualitative Analysis of Training Needs for Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgeons
AO Foundation
Strategic Planning for SAMHSA Harm Reduction Grantees
NASTAD
Qualitative Study of Gender and Success in Academic Medicine
Stanford Medicine
Systematic Review Training for Students at Hanoi Medical University
Hanoi Medical University
Strategic Planning to End the Hepatitis C Epidemic in San Francisco
End Hep C SF
Strategic Assistance for a Coalition of Black Led Organizations
Rafiki Coalition for Health & Wellness
Tailored Materials and Town Halls to Engage Communities in Epidemics Planning
SFDPH Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP)
Facilitation of the Mayor’s Methamphetamine Task Force
SFDPH Office of Policy and Planning
Facente Consulting facilitated San Francisco’s Methamphetamine Task Force—composed of medical and public health professionals, substance use disorder treatment providers, emergency responders, criminal justice and law enforcement officials, drug policy experts, and people who use or have used methamphetamine—to develop recommendations for improving San Francisco’s approach to methamphetamine use.
SFDPH Community Referral Network Assessment and Recommendations
SFDPH Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP)
Planning a Team Retreat to Support Workforce Transformation Efforts
San Francisco Community Health Center
Facilitation of Community Engagement to Guide Commercial Tobacco Prevention Priorities
San Francisco Tobacco-Free Project
Needs Assessment for Contingency Management Services in San Francisco
SFDPH Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP)
Facente Consulting supported the San Francisco Department of Public Health in conducting an assessment of the current landscape of access to contingency management in San Francisco and opportunities for expansion by conducting and analyzing interviews and focus groups with people engaged in treatment.
Program Evaluation for an Initiative to Prevent Infant Morbidity and Mortality
Fresno County Department of Public Health
Rafiki Coalition Project Management
Rafiki Coalition for Health & Wellness
Guidance for Integrating Hepatitis C Services into Opioid Treatment Programs in the Midwest
University of Missouri–Kansas City
Global HIV Recency Assay Step-Down Training in PEPFAR Countries
Vitalant Research Institute
Strategic Support for the California Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction Initiative
National Harm Reduction Coalition
Test and Be Treated (TBT) Study Data Analysis
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless Strategic Planning
Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless
Development of National Performance Standards for Syringe Services Programs
NASTAD
Support for Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Planning, Data Analysis, and Reporting
San Francisco Department of Public Health ARCHES Branch
Understanding Routine HIV Screening in California Emergency Departments
CDPH Office of AIDS
Developing a Syndemic 101 Overview for the Behavioral Health Workforce
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Harm Reduction Training and Capacity Building for the Overdose Response Network
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Facente Consulting, through a contract with the University of Missouri-Kansas City, provided multiple trainings to the members of the Overdose Response Network (ORN) to build the capacity and knowledge of its network of TA providers and technology transfer specialists, who respond to a variety of requests nationwide.
Revision of California’s Ryan White Standards of Care
CDPH Office of AIDS
94124 COVID Connect & Care (C3) Project Management
Rafiki Coalition for Health & Wellness
Affirming Trans Access to Housing Curriculum Development
San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing
Retreat Facilitation to Support Teamwork within a Harm Reduction Program
GLIDE
Evaluation for CDC-Funded Workforce Development for San Francisco Department of Public Health
SFDPH Center for Learning and Innovation
Strategic Planning to Support People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
The Arc San Francisco
Whole-Person Needs Assessment for HIV Care among Women, Infants, Children, and Youth
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Tobacco Free Project Quantitative Data Analysis
San Francisco Tobacco-Free Project
Evaluation and “True North” Facilitation for Youth LGBT Program
The San Francisco LGBT Center
Curriculum Development on Nevada’s Good Samaritan Law for the Larson Institute at the University of Nevada, Reno
The Larson Institute
Strategic Planning to Guide Investments in Communities Most Impacted by HIV
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Planning for Program Integration for People Living With HIV
San Francisco Community Health Center
Building Evaluation Capacity for Programs who serve People Living with HIV
The Shanti Project
Strategic Planning for LGBTQ+ Seniors
Openhouse
White Paper on Overdose Prevention Services
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Treasure Island Visioning Process
One Treasure Island
Facente Consulting worked with One Treasure Island, a local nonprofit dedicated to the advancement of Treasure Island, to conduct a process that established a shared aspirational vision statement for the island rooted in inclusion, equity, and belonging and that supports a cultural foundation for the community and its redevelopment.