Evidence-Based Practices for
Healthiest Wisconsin 2010

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Health priority:  Access to primary and preventive health services

Objective:  Increase provider screening for chronic diseases and other health risks including alcohol and drug abuse.

Sufficient Evidence for Effectiveness was found for the following interventions:

• Office system interventions/provider reminders (PDF, 24 KB)
• Patient reminders (PDF, 15 KB)
• Personalized risk communication (PDF, 18 KB)
• Community-wide mass-media campaigns (PDF, 22 KB)

Insufficient Evidence to Determine Effectiveness was found for the following interventions:

• Workplace screening programs
• Financial bonuses for physicians

Mixed Evidence was found for the following interventions:

• Lay health workers
• Multi-faceted interventions
• Peers/social support
• Patient education

Sufficient Evidence for Ineffectiveness was found for the following interventions:

• Provider/health professional educational interventions

Limitations/Comments:
This research did not include information on the impact of insurance coverage on screening practices. In addition, the research summarized primarily included systematic reviews of studies where women were the population of interest. There was some racial and ethnic diversity in the samples; however, much of the research was conducted in white, non-Hispanic populations in a university setting.

Additional Resources:

AHRQ Guidelines  (exit DHS)

Putting Prevention into Practice  (exit DHS)

National Cancer Institute  (exit DHS)

Guide to Community Preventive Services (exit DHS)