It is a challenge to translate data into action. To help get you started, here is a short list of potential actions for addressing health measures related to screenings. This list can and should be used to spark ideas and discussion about what actions might be right for your community.

Improving Communication about Screenings

Individual Level – Knowledge, Attitudes, Skills

• One-on-one education for clients – breast cancer (clinical, community)
• One-on-one education for clients – cervical cancer (clinical, community)
• One-on-one education for clients – colorectal cancer (clinical, community)
• Patient Shared Decision Making (clinical)

Organizational Level – Organizations, Schools, Workplaces

• Culturally adapted health care (clinical)
• Professionally trained medical interpreters (clinical)
• Health literacy interventions (community, clinical)
• Text message-based health interventions (clinical)
• Patient navigators (clinical)
• Community health workers (clinical, community)

Improving Access to Screenings

Organizational Level – Organizations, Schools, Workplaces

• Medical Homes (clinical)
• Behavioral health/primary care integration (clinical)
• Computerized Clinical Decision Support Systems (CCDSS) (clinical)

Community Level – Design, Access, Connectedness, Spaces

• Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) (clinical, community)
• Retail clinics (clinical, community)
• Faith community nursing (community)

Policy Level – Laws or Policies

• Patient financial incentives for preventive care (payers, government)
• Paid sick leave (business, government)

For more potential actions, please check out: What Works for Health, HIPxChange, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. Are there actions you think should be in this tool? Please send your suggestions to nhp@hip.wisc.edu.