Racial and ethnic diversity is increasing in older adults in the United States. For example, current projections estimate that between 2010 and 2050 the percentage of Latino older adults will increase from 7% to 20% in our geriatric population.4 As a society, we must be prepared to provide services, programs, and interventions that are culturally sensitive and appropriate, and
which are best designed to address this increasing diversity. Here again, nurses and nurse scientists are at the forefront of research efforts to inform the design of prevention and health promotion interventions, to ensure health equity, and to improve the health of racially/ethnically diverse older adults. As a corollary to this, we must also continue to invest in a geriatric nursing and research workforce that is racially and ethnically diverse.