Equity-oriented food supports: Learnings from the Nova Scotia COVID-19 pandemic response.

Setting: Public health measures enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted Nova Scotians experiencing food insecurity. Public Health (PH), Nova Scotia Health, created a provincial Housing Isolation Program (HIP) which addressed barriers to isolation, including food access, for COVID-19 cases and contacts being followed by PH.

Intervention: HIP worked with partners to coordinate and respond to urgent food needs of isolating clients by providing grocery and meal delivery options.