John Iskander
Biographic Data
| ID | 1449024 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Iskander |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Iskander |
| SIGNATURE | ISKANDER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | John Iskander, Eva McLanahan, Jennifer D. Thomas, David Byrne, and Holly Williams are with the US Public Health Service and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. J. Brian Henry is with the US Public Health Service and Bureau of Prisons, Butner, NC. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Real-Time CDC Consultation during the Covid-19 Pandemic—United States, March–July, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a substantial number of inquiries to CDC, with the large majority originating from the frontline clinical and public health workforce. Analysis of inquiries suggests that the ongoing focus on refining COVID-19 guidance documents is warranted, which facilitates bidirectional feedback between the public, medical professionals, and public health authorities
Public Health Emergency Response Lessons Learned by Rapid Deployment Force 3, 2006–2016
Following Hurricane Katrina, the uniformed US Public Health Service created an updated system through which its officers participated in emergency responses. The Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) concept, begun in 2006, involved five teams of officers with diverse clinical and public health skill sets organized into an incident command system led by a team commander. Each team can deploy within 12 hours, according to a defined but flexible schedule. T…
Science in Emergency Response at CDC
Recent high-profile activations of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) include responses to the West African Ebola and Zika virus epidemics. Within the EOC, emergency responses are organized according to the Incident Management System, which provides a standardized structure and chain of command, regardless of whether the EOC activation occurs in response to an outbreak, natural disaster, or o…
Devout Heretics
From the mid-eighth century to at least the mid-twelfth century, a Berber people known as the Barghawata existed increasingly uncomfortably on the western fringes of North Africa. The medieval Arabic histories depict them in ways that show an increasing ambivalence towards their distinctive religious practices, eventually leading to utter condemnation. Yet these same histories preserve depictions that show that the Barghawata were not always thou…
The Coptic Community
The Copts, the indigenous Christians of Egypt, are early examples of the global spread of Christianity. Their name comes from qibt, which Arabic-speaking Muslims used to designate first the native population of Egypt, and subsequently Egyptian Christians. Though Copts claim descent from the ancient Egyptians, most belong to the monophysite Coptic Orthodox Church, which attributes its origins to the missionary activities of Mark the Evangelist in …
Islamization in Medieval Egypt
Devout Heretics
From the mid-eighth century to at least the mid-twelfth century, a Berber people known as the Barghawata existed increasingly uncomfortably on the western fringes of North Africa. The medieval Arabic histories depict them in ways that show an increasing ambivalence towards their distinctive religious practices, eventually leading to utter condemnation. Yet these same histories preserve depictions that show that the Barghawata were not always thou…
Islamization in Medieval Egypt
The Coptic Community
The Copts, the indigenous Christians of Egypt, are early examples of the global spread of Christianity. Their name comes from qibt, which Arabic-speaking Muslims used to designate first the native population of Egypt, and subsequently Egyptian Christians. Though Copts claim descent from the ancient Egyptians, most belong to the monophysite Coptic Orthodox Church, which attributes its origins to the missionary activities of Mark the Evangelist in …
Devout Heretics
From the mid-eighth century to at least the mid-twelfth century, a Berber people known as the Barghawata existed increasingly uncomfortably on the western fringes of North Africa. The medieval Arabic histories depict them in ways that show an increasing ambivalence towards their distinctive religious practices, eventually leading to utter condemnation. Yet these same histories preserve depictions that show that the Barghawata were not always thou…
Science in Emergency Response at CDC
Recent high-profile activations of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) include responses to the West African Ebola and Zika virus epidemics. Within the EOC, emergency responses are organized according to the Incident Management System, which provides a standardized structure and chain of command, regardless of whether the EOC activation occurs in response to an outbreak, natural disaster, or o…
Public Health Emergency Response Lessons Learned by Rapid Deployment Force 3, 2006–2016
Following Hurricane Katrina, the uniformed US Public Health Service created an updated system through which its officers participated in emergency responses. The Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) concept, begun in 2006, involved five teams of officers with diverse clinical and public health skill sets organized into an incident command system led by a team commander. Each team can deploy within 12 hours, according to a defined but flexible schedule. T…
Real-Time CDC Consultation during the Covid-19 Pandemic—United States, March–July, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a substantial number of inquiries to CDC, with the large majority originating from the frontline clinical and public health workforce. Analysis of inquiries suggests that the ongoing focus on refining COVID-19 guidance documents is warranted, which facilitates bidirectional feedback between the public, medical professionals, and public health authorities
Political science (4 works) · Arabic (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Disaster Response and Management (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · History (3 works) · Medical emergency (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works)