This definition is very similar to the first definition in this section and of course that should make some sense since that is exactly the kind of limit that weâre doing to show that a function is continuous.
Other uses of informatics in biomedical and health-related areas include: 1  Clinical informatics - Generally refers to informatics applied in healthcare or individual health settings.  Bioinformatics - The application of informatics in cellular and molecular biology, often with a focus on genomics.
Public health informatics has been defined as the systematic application of information and computer science and technology to public health practice, research, and learning (1). It is an interdisciplinary profession that applies mathematics, engineering, information science, and related social sciences (e.g., decision analysis) to important public health problems and processes.