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Baby Boomers - large group of people born between . Considered more affluent, better educated and healthier. Baby boomers have entered the older age group as of 2011 Baby Boomers unique characteristics that make them a challenge for healthcare professionals - expect and demand excellence in geriatric care. Health disparities exist among minority elder group. Top five racial groups in United States - European African Hispanic Asian Native Americans European Americans 5 health disparities - individualistic, stoic (don't want to be a burden to others), elders- lose their sense of self worth. Trust authority- will tend to follow health care advice) smoking by pregnant women drug induced deaths deaths from poisoning deaths from melanoma, and deaths from COPD before age 45. African Americans - 2nd larges minority populations. religion/spirituality plays important role in health and wellness.Equate good luck, good fortune, and good health with being right with God. Closer ties with extended families and rely on their close family ties for support. Distrustful of health care personnel African Americans - top five health disparities - gonorrhea, congenital syphilis, new cases of AIDS, deaths due to HIV infection. Hispanic Americans - high values on family, religion, and community. family interdependence over independence. family first before seeking outside health care. homeopathic remedies in conjunction with religious artifacts before engaging the health care professional. They disagree with silence and noncompliance. May not seek health care because they feel that their illness/disease is a punishment of sins. Many do not seek health care because they do not have access to it (lack of insurance, communication difficulties, or fear of ramifications due to being in country illegally. Diabetes and heart disease are two health problems that have increased within this cultural group Hispanic Americans - top 5 health disparities - congenital syphilis TB, AIDS,exposure to particulate matter, cirrhosis deaths Asian Americans - still practice holistic (naturalistic) medicine and may incorporate this as an adjunct to Western medicine.