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. But 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 – about 10 miles away from Detroit - 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 – about 10 miles away from Detroit – 21.2% of the Medicare patient population is limited English proficient.