Health professionals have a prominent role in tackling environmental impacts on health, as in addition to working in territories marked by serious environmental and social problems, they also produce and manage a large amount of infected waste. In this perspective, this study aimed to discuss the relationship between the environment and health in the training of health criticism of Edgar Morin on the hyperspecialization of teaching in contemporary times. Qualitative research with a descriptive documentary approach was used, in which data were collected in the programs and menus of undergraduate health courses at state universities in Bahia. Data analysis took place through content analysis. It was noticed that although the health curricula point to a closer relationship with environmental aspects, a gap in the health / environment relationship and in the protection of life is noted in the programs, disciplinary menus, indicating the need for the environmental issue as a transversal theme in the training structure of health courses and greater discussions in the training of health professionals, which denotes hyperspecialization and technical aspects as prevalent in the context of health training.