PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Collier, Olivia AU - Mitchell, Patricia TI - Building Capacity to Improve Economic Health AID - 10.18043/ncm.76.1.46 DP - 2015 Jan 01 TA - North Carolina Medical Journal PG - 46--49 VI - 76 IP - 1 4099 - http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/76/1/46.short 4100 - http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/76/1/46.full SO - N C Med J2015 Jan 01; 76 AB - The economic health of a community is vitally important for attracting and retaining businesses and for creating an environment in which people want to live, work, and play. Rural communities in North Carolina rely on a variety of partners and programs to build local capacity for job creation and the development of quality-of-life amenities.