Welcome to Barbara Aved Associates

Barbara Aved Associates (BAA) is a Sacramento-based consulting firm specializing in evaluation, strategic planning, and capacity building for public and private organizations. Established in 1986 by Dr. Barbara Aved, BAA has completed close to 100 projects, taking us to nearly every county in California. The primary focus of our work is to improve health outcomes for diverse populations, particularly underserved and higher-risk families.

With specific expertise in community health, oral health, women's health, early childhood development, and policy we've developed clinical guidelines and public health practice standards and published papers. We have developed RFPs, funding formulas, and grantmaking strategies for funders, and reviewed proposals. We are skilled at using both quantitative and qualitative methods to evaluate program accomplishments, assess needs and barriers, and analyze organizational capacity. We access traditional data sets and create new ones from the surveys, interviews, and focus groups we conduct.

BAA views its projects as opportunities to help clients meet objectives, set priorities, and make measurable differences. We value culture, inclusiveness and participatory approaches, as well as the importance of wide dissemination and practical application of what we learn. Efficient project management, a results orientation, timely delivery of promised products, and strong problem-solving and writing skills define the core strengths of our firm. BAA partners with other experienced consultants and firms to offer a wide range of expertise, and teams with these professionals to maximize our flexibility in capacity.

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