Mar 18 2022
Statements
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
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
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 is a strategic roadmap for how Americans can get to and sustain the “next normal. It acknowledges …
Health U.S. and the Americas
Feb 16 2022
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
Feb 04 2022
Perspective
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
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 27 2022
U.S. Covid-19 Response and Recovery
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 …
Jan 18 2022
Press Releases
Research from Duke-Margolis Reiterates Test to Stay’s Effectiveness, but Clarifies Key Technical and Equity Pitfalls Schools Must Avoid New York | January 19, 2022 — A new issue brief, Testing as …