3. S. l'Olt..,idc-r th E' present health issues :ind t-onccxns Clf t J1e communit y nnd its pop,1\ati<'n. An nw;,i,·~n,. s,. <; of I lw h,callh silm1lion provide~ direct-ion to the rolel'. T'\'!<J'l11:-:ibilitk s nnd task;, that the henlth workers will be prnparcd and train~l for. The folln";ni:. !\C-th-itic..-. will help lhc nurse comprn J1end the hcnlth ronditinns 111 tlw work s L'tt-i~: revie"· of thl' Ct. '>111111unit)· din_1-;11osis rcpor1 inten;t''' l>f \..,:,y l'l. 111inm11i ty lc(1<kn-pnrticnlarly the local chief e. xe<:utini nnd tlw t'l>11ndlor for health inteniew of the municip~B hcnlt J1 officer 01· staff of. t J1e Rural Hea]t}1 Unit ocular sun"€y of the community random int..-n;l!w of residents in the comn. m1l. ity SJX"C[f. uin9 the-roll'$ of th£? community Lolu11teer health workers. The nurse aoaly«~" tltlc' critknl roles that the health workers will need to car~· out to addl"CS$ UH. ' heallh i~-u.-.. aod concerns of the community. ln addition, the munkipa Jlty may ha,·"' special hea Jtl1 programs being implemented in which C. 1.."'fc'. t11e roles and ~p<>n,;ibili ti. :-s may have to be redefined. Gcncrnlly, the roles of LUI! health workers include health care pro,;dcr, health educator/ tcach. :r nnd rommuni~· h<c'altb leader. ln some of the barangnys in Na~carlan. La. pm. ;.. I :\ood ct al. 200-) the..--c three roles especially the last two were deemed cruc1al in Ute m1. plemeo lat Joo of a health~· lifestyle pro~ram that is working on pl'C!'-ention ;i. ad control of major risk factors to noncommunicab le diseases­ smokin~. akohul drin. ki. n~. unhealthy diet and ::-edentary lifestyle. ln San J1um. 8,11. ang:as (King et al. 2008) "-here the nursing students implemented a comix>t-e nc.-:,-t". Lx 'CI training. Ute role of health care p ro,;der was g. ive. n focus in the hi:ht ;h.-. : the barang:iy health workers are actively in,·olved in tbc implernent. :tiion of 1he Integrated :>-tanagement of Childhood ll Jnc. '-1' (TMC]). lo othe:r baranirny,; of San,Juan. Batangru;. (:,Olascarcn as. 2008) l11c mothers '-"t're the recipients of a training program on home management of 11,,-ICI­ relalfil conrutians. ln this training program, the mother's role as health care p~,der for her cb. J1d v.-as also the focus. Specifying the responsibilin·es or rasks related to tf,e rol. e. \\fhen describing ui~ ~nsihilities znd U1. Sl:s. take into account v.-hal the Pc:partm 1;n1 of Heallh only ex-pect. s the h~tu,,-:orkers ro perform in their respec·l. ivc communities. Tite :,lunicipal Health Office as well as the local government unit will he hrdd account;;ble for "-hate,. ·er ill coru. equc ncc t J1e health worker':, nction rnay brinit. no not erp,. !ct the health worker to perfonn Lasks which nrc d<·:1rly l11e mid..,i(e·s rc:5'ponsibil ity. Another consideration,,..,;IJ be 1J1c level of cduc..,tion of the hea Jth worken;. One can no L expect the hea I th workers tn function with lhe same competence and proficienc:-· as professio nal hcal(h workers. S~fyfng the skills, lmmvledge and altitudes needed to perform the tasks. Each "pecinc task will be anal}7..ed in tcnn_s of the following: Skill-what !<;/are the ~ha,ior/s nc.-ed<--<l to perform the task Knov. led~e-"'· hi\t is/an? the content needed to be oblc to perform the,.,kil,J Anirud!!-what are the feelings, beliefs, approach or values towards others, one self or one's work which facilitate the execution of a '>lo1] or a pa. rticolar task 0'nducti n Q rhc rraining needs ~ <>nl (TNA). ·n1e TNA is cruci:1I as ii lnve$the nu. r-s. e who is de,..eloping the training program an cs Lirn. 1te of the entry 