Developed primarily to assist local administrators and teachers in planning and implementing secondary level vocational health occupations programs, this guide is also designed for vocational guidance personnel who assist students in making career choices. Section topics are as follow: trends in health care, health occupations education differentiated from health education, components of a quality health occupations program, program purpose, suggested course sequences, steps in planning, joint agreements, community employment needs and opportunities, educational equity, teacher selection, advisory committees, student and program objectives, instructional resources, health associations, and both student and program evaluation. An appendix lists applicable health occupation program resources and Office of Education program title codes. (MEK)