This document contains competencies and criterion-referenced test items for the Family/Individual Health semester course in Missouri that were derived from the duties and tasks of the Missouri homemaker and identified and validated by home economics teachers and subject-matter specialists. The guide is designed to assist home economics teachers in incorporating the Vocational Instructional Management System (VIMS) into the Family/Individual Health semester course. The document begins with a 14-item bibliography. The individual competency listings consist of a duty area, task(s), performance objective and criteria, and criterion-referenced test item with answer. Instructional areas covered include the following: predicting effect of health on family well-being; creating a physical fitness plan; identifying safety and sanitation principles; planning for home care of family members; identifying community services; comparing nutritional needs at different stages of the life cycle; recognizing special dietary needs; evaluating health care services and plans; recognizing careers in family and individual health; identifying types of small businesses; and developing leadership through Future Homemakers of America. (KC)