Zhu2025PHSCROS

Title

Public Health and Safe Communities Require Open Societies
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Authors

Kiersten Xiangqi Zhu and Peter beim Graben

Affiliations

Queen’s University Belfast, School of Pharmacy, Belfast, United Kingdom; Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, Berlin, Germany.

Abstract

This study explores how social organization impacts public health and functional ability in aging populations with declining intrinsic capacity. ​ Using a dynamical network model based on Kuramoto oscillators, four societal structures (segregated, totalitarian, military, and open) were analyzed for their ability to sustain synchronization and collective coordination. ​ Results show that open societies, characterized by decentralized and bidirectional feedback mechanisms, outperform other models in maintaining functional ability under lower intrinsic capacities. ​ The findings highlight the importance of structural conditions in promoting healthy aging and suggest that open societies are better equipped to support resilience and dignity in aging populations.

KeyPhrases

Public health, safe communities, open societies, dynamic network models, resilient social structures, healthy aging populations.

Dates

Created 2025-09-22, presented 2025-10-09, updated 2025-12-22, published 2025-12-23.

Citation

Brainiacs Journal 2025 Volume 6 Issue 3 Edoc Z6E2BB73D
DOI: 10.48085/Z6E2BB73D
NPDS: LINKS/Brainiacs/Zhu2025PHSCROS