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Ainwaled Consulting LLC is a consulting firm dedicated to driving meaningful change and fostering lasting impact for organizations of all sizes. It offers consulting, training, and research services with a focus on promoting equity and addressing health disparities. Its founder brings over 15 years of experience in systems transformation across academia, public health, academic medicine, and the private sector.

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Applied Patient Experience, LLC (AppliedPX) is a patient engagement and patient-centered research consultancy founded to advance the science of patient-focused drug development, value/health technology assessment, and real-world research. It provides advisory services and conducts patient-centered research in partnership with non-profits, government, life science, and technology companies. AppliedPX is now part of Reservoir Communications Group.

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Bluemont Health Consulting is an LLC partnership founded in 2025 by Sue Felt-Lisk, MPA, and Martha Kovac, MPH, each drawing on three decades of experience leading healthcare research, data collection, and advisory services projects. The firm provides healthcare clients with strategic advice to accelerate progress and adaptation in a changing landscape, improving health outcomes and experiences for health professionals and their patients.

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Evaluation, Training, Consultation, and Therapy for Behavioral Health Products Services Therapy What We Do Our goal is to help your organization reach its own potential. We recognize many programs are experiencing rapid and dynamic change. Our past and ongoing work at the federal and national level, serve to keep you abreast of such changes. We work with you to assess and implement strategies designed to keep pace with growth, especially in preparation for adoption and implementation of new practices into your setting in an effective and sustainable way. TRAININGFacilitate engaging training in the use of evidence-based practices for substance use and co-occurring disorders. AND MORE → EVALUATEConduct formative and summative evaluation to help organizations know if what they are doing works. AND MORE → THERAPYProvide therapy for mental health and substance use issues. AND MORE → BLOG &.

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Chapman Consulting is a woman-owned small business and boutique health-policy consulting firm based in Sacramento, California. It provides strategic planning, project management, operational support, stakeholder engagement, regulatory and statutory analysis, and detailed market insights to help clients navigate federal and state healthcare policy.

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EvaluationNow LLC partners with mission-driven and social sector organizations to deliver customized research, evaluation, and organizational learning solutions. Its core services include organizational learning, program evaluation, and applied research, aimed at helping partners strengthen strategy, deepen understanding, and translate insights into action. Its work began with program-specific evaluations in public health and has broadened to support systems change and organizational learning in education and community services.

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Karen Dash Consulting LLC is a full-service consulting firm founded in 1993 providing strategic planning, program evaluation, and management consulting services to national clients in the government, educational, non-profit, and corporate sectors. Led by owner Karen Dash, KDC has worked with over 17,000 stakeholders through 85+ focus groups and public meetings, helping organizations assess stakeholder needs, allocate funds within regulatory standards, and develop initiatives and systems.

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