State vs. Local Needs
You can use your organization’s needs assessment to make sure interpretation and translations reflect the languages most commonly spoken in your community.
Use state level data to supplement your local information. However, state-level data shouldn’t replace your local information because your community might have different needs. Hover over each map to see example data from Michigan.
State: Michigan
Figure 2: Map of Michigan
Statewide, in Michigan 2.7%
of the Medicare patient population is limited English proficient.
Local: Dearborn and Detroit, Michigan
In the Detroit area, 0% of the Medicare patient population is limited English proficient.
In the
Dearborn area – approximately 10 miles away - 21.2% of the Medicare patient
population is limited English proficient.
Figure 3: Map of Southeast Michigan containing Detroit and Dearborn
In the Detroit area,
0% of the Medicare patient population is limited English proficient. In the
Dearborn area – approximately 10 miles away – 21.2% of the Medicare patient
population is limited English proficient.