Facente Consulting was selected by the California Department of Public Health to conduct a data-driven needs assessment to guide the state’s Integrated HIV Surveillance, Prevention, and Care Plan for 2023-2026.
Project Descriptions
Needs Assessment for the Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plan
Strategic Planning for SAMHSA Harm Reduction Grantees
NASTAD
Strategic Planning and Technical Assistance for Ending the HIV Epidemic
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Planning and Facilitation of a National Drug User Health Symposium
SFDPH Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP)
Developing an Equity and Justice Framework for Commercial Tobacco Prevention
California Department of Public Health
Planning and Implementation Support to End the HIV Epidemic in California
CDPH Office of AIDS
White Paper on Overdose Prevention Services
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Prosperity Broward Community Engagement Process Guide
Ocha Transformations
Fresno County Health Department Maternal and Child Health Needs Assessment
Fresno County Department of Public Health
Developing and Implementing International Overdose Awareness Day Events in Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County Public Health Department
Strategic Planning for the Population Health Workforce Branch of CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Program Evaluation for an Initiative to Prevent Infant Morbidity and Mortality
Fresno County Department of Public Health
Needs Assessment and Recommendations to Prevent Perinatal Transmission of Hepatitis C
SFDPH Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP)
Planning and Facilitation of Institutes to Improve HIV PrEP Capacity in Florida
SFDPH Center for Learning and Innovation
Assistance to Develop a System of Panel Management within a Jail Medical System
SFDPH Jail Health Services
Understanding Routine HIV Screening in California Emergency Departments
CDPH Office of AIDS
Evaluation Support for a County Health Department to Implement Results-Based Accountability
County of San Diego Public Health Services
Clinic Flow Analysis for the Adult-Older Adult System of Care within Behavioral Health Services
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Identifying Barriers and Facilitators for CDPH OA ADAP-Related Programs
CDPH Office of AIDS
Citywide Hepatitis B Needs Assessment
SFDPH Disease Prevention and Control
Development of a Food Organizing Structure for San Francisco
San Francisco Department of Public Health
SFDPH Community Referral Network Assessment and Recommendations
SFDPH Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP)
Strategic Planning for Hepatitis C Elimination
Hep C Free Allegheny
Evaluation for CDC-Funded Workforce Development for San Francisco Department of Public Health
SFDPH Center for Learning and Innovation
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.
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
Strategic Plan for SFDPH’s Congenital Syphilis Response
SFDPH Disease Prevention and Control
Needs Assessment on the Health of People who Use Drugs in San Francisco
SFDPH Behavioral Health Services
Strategic Plan for San Francisco’s Office of Transgender Initiatives
San Francisco Office of Transgender Initiatives
Assessment and Re-Envisioning of the Emergency Financial Assistance (EFA) Program in San Francisco
SFDPH HIV Health Services
Tobacco Free Project Quantitative Data Analysis
San Francisco Tobacco-Free Project
Workplace Wellness Needs Assessment and Toolkit Revision
California Department of Public Health
Assessment of San Francisco’s Clinical Implementation of Long-Acting Injectable PrEP and ART
SFDPH HIV Health Services
California Department of Public Health Outbreak Response Equity Plan
CDPH Office of AIDS
COVID-19 Response After Action Report and Preparedness Planning
California Department of Public Health
Facilitation of Community Engagement to Guide Commercial Tobacco Prevention Priorities
San Francisco Tobacco-Free Project
SFDPH Systems of Care Training and Conference
SFDPH HIV Health Services
Tailored Materials and Town Halls to Engage Communities in Epidemics Planning
SFDPH Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP)
Sexual and Drug User Health Sector Workforce Equity Playbook
SFDPH Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP)
UNAIDS Terminology Guidelines Updates
UNAIDS
Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless Strategic Planning
Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless
Revision of California’s Ryan White Standards of Care
CDPH Office of AIDS
Substance Use Disorders Team Retreat Facilitation
SFDPH Behavioral Health Services
Strategic Facilitation to Update Goals and Strategies for CDC’s Division of Workforce Development
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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.
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.
Project Management of Telemedicine Pilot focused on Low-Barrier Buprenorphine Access
SFDPH Behavioral Health Services
Strategic Planning for Elimination of California’s HIV/HCV/STI Syndemic
CDPH Office of AIDS
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.
National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) Data Analysis
CDPH Office of AIDS
Protocols for Partner Services and Linkages to Care
Riverside University Health System - Public Health
Affirming Trans Access to Housing Curriculum Development
San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing
Support for Strategic Implementation of San Francisco’s Initiative to End Trans Homelessness
San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing
Tobacco Free Project Evaluation Support
San Francisco Tobacco-Free Project
Evaluation of Capacity-Building Assistance for High-Impact HIV Prevention
SFDPH Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP)
SFDPH Jail Health Action Planning
SFDPH Jail Health Services
Community Health Leadership Institute (CHLI) Implementation Support
SFDPH Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP)
Support for Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Planning, Data Analysis, and Reporting
San Francisco Department of Public Health ARCHES Branch
Needs Assessment to Guide HIV and HCV Services for People Experiencing Homelessness
SFDPH Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP)
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.