Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Relief Work

Assistance, such as money, food, or shelter, given to the needy, aged, or victims of disaster. It is usually granted on a temporary basis. (From The American Heritage Dictionary, 2d college ed)

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Assistance, such as money, food, or shelter, given to the needy, aged, or victims of disaster. It is usually granted on a temporary basis. (From The American Heritage Dictionary, 2d college ed)

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7 entry terms
  • Relief Works
  • Work, Relief
  • Works, Relief
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Assistance, Humanitarian
  • Assistances, Humanitarian
  • Humanitarian Assistances

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data.

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coord IM with agency supplying the relief (IM) if pertinent; specify geog if pertinent

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History Note

91(75); was see under DISASTERS 1968-90; was see under DISASTERS & INDIGENT CARE 1963-67

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  1. I01w.880w.787.839w
  2. N06.230w.100w.300w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Relief Work. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012066. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012066
  2. Relief Work. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_aid
  3. Relief Work. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q826745