The relationships health - patient, life - disease - death, have established the production of scientific knowledge through disciplines such as medicine and nursing, and also the conformation of social representations as well as social practices within the individuáis, about health and disease phenomena. These relationships originated discursive forms, which as time passed, constituted the framework that allowed the emergence of the modern subjectivity. The respective approach is presented, taking into account the thought and strategic analysis of Michael Foucault, French philosopher and author who problematized the forms of individualization in men and women, taking as reference knowledge, power practices or the auto constitution that the individual makes. Primary attention in health and health promotion, intervention ways on individuáis and collectivities to improve the life quality, have Consolidated themselves as power devices that gave origin to modern subjectivity in ways of being, staying and making of the healthcare professional as well as of the patient. To be healthy or ill is the consequence of pedagogical devices that society has disposed on the individuáis in the intention to mold their health - disease processes at both the individual and the collective level. The healthcare professional constructs archetypes regarding professional responsibility, healthy lifestyles, risk factors, community participation in health programs, equally patient and community establish parameters and needs about acquiring healthy habits, eliminating risky lifestyles and showing interest in public affairs.