Intended for trainee use, the manual is in notebook format with a curriculum corresponding to the trainers' manual (VT 007 909), a related document. Part I, Basic Health Curriculum, deals with (1) the roles of health service aides, (2) Biological Potential and Equilibrium, (3) Professionals in the Health Field, (4) Public Health Administration, (5) The Human Body, (6) Conception and Gestational Development, (7) Growth and Development, (8) Nutrition, (9) Accidents, (10) Epidemiology, (11) Chronic Diseases, (12) Infectious Diseases, (13) First Aid, (14) Interviewing Skills, (15) Recording Skills, and (16) Evaluation. Part II, Home Health Aide Speciality Curriculum, deals with (1) The Patient, (2) The Total Care Plan and The Home Health Aide Care Plan, (3) Bedside Care, (4) Range of Motion Exercises, (5) Housekeeping Practices, and (6) Infant Care. Part III, Community Health Aide Specialty Curriculum, covers (1) The Family, (2) Family Health Needs, (3) Community Health Problems and Needs, (4) Community Resources, (5) Environmental Health and Home Sanitation, (6) Referrals, (7) Eligibility Requirements for Community Health Programs, (8) Assisting Patients to Community Health Services, (9) Care of Other Family Members, (10) Interdisciplinary Conferences, (11) Community Organization, (12) Group Teaching, and (13) Working with Other Persons in the Helping Role. (JK)