This essay is aimed at reflecting on medical ecology and discussinghow health professionals and people in general relate to the environment. An exploratory and descriptive study, it investigates such relationships through literary and internet searches for the keywords "EcologiaMédica" and "Medical Ecology". Scholars on the issue maintain thatphysicians are trained to treat problems at an individual level and notto work at the ecosystem level. Likewise, undergraduate students of health and environmentalfields such as nursing, biology, biomedicine and pharmacy are not taught about disease prevention and control in the context of medical ecology. Health professionals, especially those in medicine and nursing, should trained in critical analysis of the challenges they face in this area, so as to become agents of change and deep transformation in the processes of health, environment and prevention of human diseases, based on the principles and reflections of medical ecology.
Health Education; Environment and Health; Medical Education