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The
Special Projects of National Significance
(SPNS) advance knowledge and skills
in the delivery of health and support
services to underserved populations
diagnosed with HIV infection. SPNS grants
fund innovative models of care and support
the development of effective delivery
systems for HIV care. The SPNS Program
provides the mechanisms to:
- Quickly
respond to emerging needs of individuals
receiving assistance under this
title,
- Fund
special programs to develop a standard
electronic client information data
system to improve the ability of
grantees under this title to report
client-level data,
- To
advance knowledge and skills in
the delivery of health and support
services to people with HIV who
are underserved,
- Support
and assess the effectiveness innovative
program design of particular models
of care,
- To
fund innovative models of care and
to support the development of effective
delivery systems of HIV care and
services, and
- Promote
the dissemination and replication
of effective models of care.
In
FY07, $25
million was set aside for the SPNS
Program.
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The original SPNS effort began in
1991 with some of the first Federal
grants to target adolescents and women
living with HIV. Today, a portfolio
of 54 grants address emerging issues
in the provision of HIV primary care
and ancillary services.
The
SPNS Program is an integral link to
all Ryan White HIV/AIDS programs,
providing opportunities to develop
new services while assessing the effectiveness
of models of care and promoting their
replication. To meet program goals,
funded organizations must contain
a strong evaluation component and
disseminate information necessary
for effective replication. As grantees
develop innovative services, the SPNS
Program provides the funding and expertise
for grantees to evaluate innovations
and disseminate findings to the HIV
community. Current priorities include
the following activities:
- Evaluating
innovative methods for integrating
Buprenorphine opioid abuse treatment
in HIV primary care
- Developing
outreach, care, and prevention strategies
to engage HIV-positive young men
who have sex with men of color
- Developing
innovative models to provide oral
health care to HIV-positive, underserved
populations
- The
enhancement and evaluation of existing
health information electronic network
systems for people living with HIV/AIDS
in underserved communities
- Enhancing
linkages to HIV primary care in
jail settings
- Capacity
building to develop standard electronic
client information data systems
- Engaging
and retaining women of color in
care
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| GRANTEES |
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Ryan
White HIV/AIDS Program SPNS Sites
by Organization (N=54)
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| SPNS
INITIATIVES |
Current
SPNS Initiatives include:
- Prevention
with HIV-infected persons seen in
primary care settings
- Evaluation
of innovative methods for integrating
buprenorphine opioid abuse treatment
in HIV primary care
- Development
of outreach, care, and prevention
strategies to engage HIV-positive
young men who have sex with men
of color
- Developing
innovative models of care to provide
oral health care to HIV-positive,
underserved populations
- Enhancement
and evaluation of existing health
information electronic network systems
for PLWHA in underserved communities
- Enhancement
of linkages to HIV primary care
in jail settings
- Capacity-building
to develop standard electronic client
information data systems
Learn
more about current and past SPNS
Projects and Collaborations.
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| SPNS
PUBLICATIONS |
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SPNS Publications can be downloaded
from the TARGET
Center Library (keyword SPNS).
If you know the name of the publication
you are looking for, you can also
order free hardcopies from the HRSA
Information Center.
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