This article is the result of a descriptive and exploratory study conducted with the coordinators and teachers of the Nursing and Nutrition courses from an institution of higher education in the city of Divinópolis, in Minas Gerais state. The aim is to detect and assess changes in the training of health professionals by observing what happens in this city and to characterize the training of health professionals in the light of relevant legislation and with an emphasis on policy and public health programs proposed by the National Curriculum Guidelines for health courses. Problems with the disciplinary actions and principles, guidelines and concepts related to the National Health System are among the main difficulties reported by the interviewees. It is a scientific article that intends to contribute to the already produced knowledge and to provide support to the discussions that coordinators, teachers, and students wanted to have about the necessary updating of the knowledge and practices of nursing and nutrition professionals, according to the new model of health development in Brazil.
training; health; curriculum guidelines
