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

The Center for Rural Health hopes to work with communities to find practical solutions for challenges through research opportunities.
Projects:
Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health, Rural Health Information Hub
Author(s): Pierce, J.
Date: July 2025
Type: Article

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

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 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

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