Know Your Journal - Journal of Comprehensive Health

The Journal of Comprehensive Health (JCH) is an open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Scientific Scholar. It serves as the official publication of the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSM), West Bengal Chapter, aiming to bridge the gap between research, teaching, and practical application in healthcare.

To gain further insights into the journal, the Medical Dialogues team interacted with a panel of veteran doctors including:

♦ Prof (Dr) Sameer Dasgupta, Professor of Community Medicine, KPC Medical College, Kolkata, Former President of IAPSM, WB chapter & Senior Advisory Board Member of Journal of Comprehensive Health,

♦ Dr. Dibakar Haldar, Professor of Community Medicine, N R S Medical College & Hospital, and Secretary of Indian Association of Preventive & social Medicine (IAPSM), West Bengal Chapter,

♦ Prof Dr. Nirmal Kumar Mandal, Principal, M J N Medical College & Hospital and Editor-in Chief of Journal on Comprehensive Health and

♦ Dr. Prasanta Ray Karmakar, Professor of Community Medicine, Sarat Chandra Chattapadhyay Government Medical College & Hospital and President of Indian Association of Preventive & social Medicine (IAPSM), West Bengal Chapter,

In this discussion, our panel of esteemed doctors addresses the following key questions:

Q1) What is the concept of Comprehensive Health, and how does the clinical branch of “Preventive and Social Medicine” contribute to healthcare services? What does this clinical category caters to and how it contribute towards the healthcare services for the patients?

Q2) What is the establishment and history of the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, including the milestones of the West Bengal chapter?

Q3) What is the origin and establishment history of the Journal of Comprehensive Health?

Q4) Why did the society decide to partner with a publishing house like Scientific Scholar, and what does the future hold for the Journal of Comprehensive Health?