Includes bibliographical references and index.

Public health informatics : position within an informatic framework -- Understanding public health informatics in context of health in low and middle-income countries -- The "information-use problematic" in health information systems -- The challenge of integration : (in)adequacy of technical solutions to institutional challenges -- Decentralized information use : the the cloud and big data supporting this? -- Institutions as barriers and facilitators of health information systems reform -- Complexity and public health informatics in low and middle-income countries -- Measuring progress toward universal health coverage and post-2015 sustainable development goals : the informational challenges -- Health information systems governance and standard the challenges of implementation -- Strengthening healthcare systems and health information systems : building synergies.