title: International perspectives and initiatives.
abstract: This article introduces a new column which will explore the way different regions and nation states are dealing with the challenges of managing health information. The intention is to draw together trends which are relevant to both health science librarians and health informatics professionals. This inaugural piece maps out the territory. It provides a rationale for the column, along with evidence of current initiatives to articulate a global perspective on the application of communication and information technologies to health information.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health Informatics and Health Informatics and Multi Professional Education (CHIME), University College London Medical School, London, UK.
authors.forename: Jeannette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000592:standards; D007391:International Cooperation; D007857:Leadership; D016245:Librarians; D007992:Libraries, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007996:Library Associations / Q000458:organization & administration; D016243:Library Collection Development / Q000592:standards*; D007998:Library Science; D011361:Professional Competence