U.S. & the Americas Archives

Mar 22 2022

2021 Menino Survey: Closing the Racial Wealth Gap

The racial wealth gap is wider for Black and Latinx families compared to White families than for any other racial identifications. Nationwide, it persists across a variety of assets, including …

U.S. Economic Opportunity U.S. & the Americas

Mar 18 2022

Statements

Statement by Dr. Rajiv J. Shah on New White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator

On behalf of The Rockefeller Foundation, I applaud the appointment of Dr. Ashish K. Jha, Dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health, as the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, …

Mar 15 2022

Perspective

Unconditional Cash and Good Working Conditions – Do We Have to Choose?

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is considered one of the most effective programs for reducing child poverty and promoting economic stability among low-wage families. But there is a suite of …

Mar 08 2022

Equitable Economic Development 101: Acknowledge, Target, Collaborate, and Measure

Economic development organizations (EDOs) are mandated to promote the economic wellbeing, vitality, and quality of life of their communities. In the United States, economic development typically involves facilitating growth and …

Mar 07 2022

Getting to and Sustaining the Next Normal: A Roadmap for Living With Covid

Getting to and Sustaining the Next Normal: A Roadmap for Living With Covid is a strategic roadmap for how Americans can get to and sustain the “next normal. It acknowledges …

Health U.S. & the Americas

Feb 16 2022

Tracking SARS-CoV-2 and Its Variants in Wastewater: An Old Technique Is Yielding Powerful New Insights in the Covid-19 Pandemic

The newest addition to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Covid Data Tracker reports on levels of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater. While researchers, public health departments, and some private companies …

Feb 11 2022

In the News

Politico | The Covid Emergency Is Ending. Here’s What We Should Do Next

Source: politico.com

Feb 04 2022

Perspective

What We’re Learning From Hyper-Local Approaches From Community-Based Organizations

In Baltimore, Chicago, Houston, Newark, and Oakland, The Rockefeller Foundation’s Equity-First Vaccination Initiative (EVI) supports community-based organizations working to increase vaccine confidence and uptake in communities of color. In this …

Jan 31 2022

Perspective

To Get to a ‘New Normal,’ Public Health Must Focus on All Respiratory Viruses

Much of the response to Covid-19 to date has been reactionary. Travel restrictions were implemented after a new variant had already breached the country. The use of higher-quality masks was …

Jan 28 2022

U.S. Covid-19 Response and Recovery

Project Access Covid Tests (ACT)

In January 2022, The Rockefeller Foundation launched Project Access Covid Tests (Project ACT), a public-private partnership paving the way to get more at-home Covid-19 tests in the hands of more …

Archive

Subscribe to our mailing list!

Opt-in

Set Your Preferences