PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Woodie, Patrick TI - What's Economic Development Got to Do With It? AID - 10.18043/ncm.79.6.382 DP - 2018 Nov 01 TA - North Carolina Medical Journal PG - 382--385 VI - 79 IP - 6 4099 - http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/79/6/382.short 4100 - http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/79/6/382.full SO - N C Med J2018 Nov 01; 79 AB - Healthy people are vital to a community's ability to be economically competitive. Sustainable rural economic growth requires a healthy workforce supported by accessible and affordable local health systems. The issues facing rural health access are complex but there are tangible steps that can be taken to address them.