Elsie Bergman talks about some background information about herself and being a health aide; her early days as a health aide; some of the frustrations and rewards of being a health aide, and what helped her get through the tough times; how her job as health aide changed over the years, and a funny story about giving shots; her use of traditional medicine, changes in the types of illness she encountered, and changes in the conditions under which community health aides work; a time when she was not able to contact a doctor for instruction, the stress of being a health aide and how it effected her own health; the rewards and difficulties of working in a small, tight- knit community and especially dealing with the issue of confidentiality; people who helped her during her career, and how being a health aide changes one's life in the village; how she feels about having been a health aide and gives advice to prospective health aides; and a word of encouragement to future health aides, and some comments on improvements in resources for health aides.