Jena Pierce, BA
Communications Manager
Jena Pierce is the communications manager at the Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Grand Forks.
Most Recent Publications & Presentations
Investing in Rural Health: Nearly 14,000 Students and Millions of Dollars
The North Dakota State Office of Rural Health impacts North Dakota in multiple ways.
Projects:
Building Healthier Rural Community (BUILD) Grants Program, Community Health Needs Assessment, Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health, Flex, Rural Collaborative Opportunities for Occupational Learning in Health (R-COOL-Health) Scrubs Program, Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program, State Office of Rural Health
Author(s): Pierce, J.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: May 2025
Type: Article
Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program
North Dakota Health and Human Services hosts a collaborative program to address pediatric mental health in the state.
Project:
Project ECHO
Author(s): Pierce, J.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: April 2025
Type: Article
Dr. Jacob Warren Named Director of the UND Center for Rural Health
Dr. Jacob Warren has been named the new director of the Center for Rural Health.
Author(s): Pierce, J.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: January 2025
Type: Article
Thirty Years of Changing the Lives of Native Elders
The National Resource Center on Native American Aging celebrates 30 years of helping Elders, and continues to grow it's programs.
Projects:
National Resource Center on Native American Aging, Native Aging in Place Project, Resource Center on Native Aging and Disability
Author(s): Pierce, J.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: November 2024
Type: Article
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
Brad Gibbens, acting director of the Center for Rural Health (CRH), reflects on nearly 40 years of rural health in North Dakota.
Projects:
Flex, National Resource Center on Native American Aging, North Dakota Brain Injury Network, North Dakota Qualified Service Provider (QSP) Hub, Rural Health Information Hub, Rural Health Research Gateway, State Office of Rural Health
Author(s): Pierce, J.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: September 2024
Type: Article