The Community Responsibility of Non-Governmental Organizations in Facing a Health Crises from the perspective of Community Organization Method

Abstract

: The current study identifies Non-Governmental Organizations’ (NGOs) levels of Community Responsibility (social- economic-environmental) in Facing Health Crises from the perspective of Community Organization Method. It also identifies how Community Responsibility of NGOs differs, in facing health crises, geographically (rural-urban). The study was applied to (107) board members of NGOs and activity officials. Results have found that NGOs performed the three dimensions of their responsibility (social, economic, and environmental) highly in order to deal with health problems that face the community. The results also indicated that there were no significant statistical differences between urban and rural NGOs in the average of facing health crises. The study recommended some mechanisms to enhance community responsibility of NGOs from the perspective of Community Organization Method.