Special Projects of National Significance
Encyclopedia
The Special Projects of National Significance (often abbreviated to SPNS) program is a United States
Department of Health
program that helps to "advance knowledge and skills in the health and support services to underserved populations diagnosed with HIV
infection." The current SPNS effort began in 1991 with several federal grants; portfolio of 72 grants currently address issues in HIV care.
United States
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Department of Health
United States Department of Health and Human Services
The United States Department of Health and Human Services is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America"...
program that helps to "advance knowledge and skills in the health and support services to underserved populations diagnosed with HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
infection." The current SPNS effort began in 1991 with several federal grants; portfolio of 72 grants currently address issues in HIV care.