COVID-19 and school food: The impact of the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic on student nutrition programs in Ontario

Indra Noyes and Nicola Lyle

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2021, vol. 10, issue 2

Abstract: This paper is an exploration of the impact of the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic on emer­gency food supply to school-aged children in Ontario, Canada. Using surveys in the framework of a bounded qualitative case study, we investigate how Student Nutrition Program (SNP) support staff have responded to the changed circumstances of the pandemic. Results indicate that program support staff were able to shift the SNP’s focus from universal access in-school nutrition programs to targeted food security initiatives for families. This shift was possible due to the complex web of relationships within which SNPs in Ontario oper­ate. Additional data and findings are discussed in the article, relating to the prepandemic operation of SNPs, how programs have been affected, and the concerns of SNP support staff about future issues as the programs restart in the new school year under pandemic conditions.

Keywords: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; Health Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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