Data‑Driven Teamwork: Partnering with Health Systems for Greater Reach
Learn how community‑based organizations and health systems can use data together to build stronger partnerships and increase community health impact.
Helen Singer
Helen joins Emory Centers for Training and Technical Assistance as a Health Educator in the Engaging Communities and Organizations Ready for Excellence (EnCORE) subcenter. Helen joined the Emory Prevention Research Center in 2020 as a Health Educator and Research Associate. Specifically, she has worked on the ERPC’s Smoke-Free Homes 5As, Healthy Homes Healthy Families, and Go Sun Smart Georgia projects and is currently supporting the development of the EPRC’s Health Equity Learning Collaborative.
Helen is an alumna of the Rollins School of Public Health and graduated with an MPH in 2002. Prior to returning to Emory, Helen worked many years at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Program Branch of the Division of Violence Prevention (DVP), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Her work focused on the intersection of research and practice and knowledge translation methodologies. Helen developed translation products across a range of subject matter including suicide prevention, child maltreatment prevention, the relationship between bullying and suicide, and the intersection of social determinants of health and violence prevention. She and her colleagues developed DVP’s guidance for federal, state and local partners on expanding the definition of “evidence-based practice” to include research evidence, contextual evidence and experiential evidence and created an interactive online training tool based on this work, VetoViolence/Understanding Evidence. Helen also worked in the CDC’s Office of the Associate Director for Policy as a Health Scientist/Policy Analyst. Her work focused on knowledge translation while she shifted to how best available evidence is used to develop and implement policy across the public health landscape.
Helen has two sons, enjoys attending live music events, and loves spending time with her dog Delia.