Author Archives: Silicia Lomax and Lisa Lines

About Silicia Lomax and Lisa Lines

Silicia Lomax is a senior associate of health policy at Waxman Strategies where she works with organizations on health equity-based policies. Silicia is also the Vice President of United Against Inequities in Disease, a nonprofit that develops community projects around the nation to reduce health disparities voiced by the impacted communities. She is an active member of the Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice and the American Public Health Association. In her roles, she works on projects to increase access to mental health services, improve reproductive health in the U.S., and policies to decrease healthcare costs. She also educates the public and policymakers on the need for increased use of harm reduction strategies for substance use disorders and the elimination of solitary confinement in correctional settings. Silicia attended the University of Pennsylvania where she received her Bachelor of Arts and her Masters of Public Health.