At the conclusion of the course, students will be able to apply the methods and techniques of public health that relate to epidemiology, statistics and health systems in order to act for health through the interaction between man and his environment, both the individual and community levels. Additionally, they will be able to understand the fundamental principles of public health based on their capacity to plan, organize, and manage collective efforts with the aim of establishing an organized response aiming for the protection, promotion and restoration of the population's health.