Speaking of Health: Assessing Health Communication Strategies for Diverse Populations explores the dynamic nature and challenges of effective communication and emphasizes that creating clear and effective messaging is a complex and difficult task that may not be easily cate-gorized by racial, cultural, or social differences. Further, the report examines the need for more science-based communication interventions and the need for additional research to better explore the relationship between social and cultural backgrounds and health-related beliefs and behaviors.