Facente Consulting worked with the California Department of Public Health and local health departments in six California counties to develop five-year plans under the federal Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative, then successfully implement those innovative plans beginning in 2021.
Project Descriptions
Ending the HIV Epidemic Planning and Implementation Support
Routine HIV Screening in California Emergency Departments
California Department of Public Health
Philanthropic Investment Strategy Research and Planning
Hellman Foundation
Community Health Leadership Institute (CHLI) Implementation Support
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Facente Consulting was hired to conduct formative research to determine the best methods for implementing a strategy to build a highly skilled HIV, hepatitis C, and STI workforce in San Francisco that is cross-trained, reflects the populations served, has low turnover rates, and is valued and supported.
Youth Needs Assessment
One Treasure Island
Facente Consulting was hired by the Treasure Island Homeless Development Initiative to conduct a needs assessment of youth living on the island, and develop a services plan to assist them in supporting Treasure Island families over a five-year period during the early phase of a $1.6 billion buildout of the island.
COVID-19 Response After Action Report and Preparedness Planning
California Department of Public Health
Needs Assessment for the Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plan
California Department of Public Health
Needs Assessment for HIV Care among Women, Infants, Children, and Youth, including Trans Women and Trans Youth
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
HIV and Housing Assessment and Call to Action
The San Francisco AIDS Foundation
The San Francisco AIDS Foundation contracted with Facente Consulting to develop a community-driven plan to end homelessness among people living with HIV; through this process, a new vision for the project emerged: a Call to Action endorsed by the HIV community, calling for the City to address the root causes of homelessness for all people in San Francisco.
Needs Assessment and Recommendations to Prevent Perinatal Transmission of Hepatitis C
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Needs Assessment and Qualitative Analysis for San Francisco’s OPT-IN Project
San Francisco Department of Public Health
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 the San Francisco jails, identify best practices for treatment and linkage, and develop a HCV care cascade for people currently or recently incarcerated.
Needs Assessment about Drug User Health in San Francisco
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Program Evaluation
San Francisco Community Health Center
Citywide Hepatitis B Needs Assessment
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Coordinating Stakeholder Engagement for a Transportation Study on Treasure Island
One Treasure Island
Hep elimiNATION Toolkit Planning and Deveopment
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.