Public Health for You
About Rivu Basu
A public health academic based in Kolkata, focused on epidemiology, biostatistics, health systems research, and practical learning tools for students and public health professionals.
Profile
Teaching, research, and public-health practice in one place.
Dr. Rivu Basu works in Community Medicine with expertise in biostatistics, epidemiology, health economics, statistical modelling, and health-systems research. This website brings together learning material, calculators, simulations, public education content, and interactive tools for students and practitioners.
Main sections
Learning Biostats
Learning resources for epidemiology, biostatistics, research methods, and public-health reasoning.
Calculators
Statistics, sample-size, nutrition, RDA, growth chart, and public-health calculators.
Public Education Materials
Accessible public-health education resources including extreme weather, yoga, and diet materials.
Statistics Simulation Lab
Interactive simulations for understanding statistical ideas through hands-on exploration.
Operations Research
Decision science tools for optimization, queueing, inventory planning, and project scheduling.
Infectious Disease Modeling
Teaching tools for epidemic curves, compartment models, agent-based models, and networks.