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“Public health policy directly impacts our communities and our daily lives,” said Shari

Davis, SMC political science professor and co-director of the SMC Public Policy

Institute. “We are bringing top experts together with students and policymakers to foster

innovation and explore what is possible."

All symposium events are free and open to the public, and seating is on a first-arrival

basis.

The symposium lineup is:

Monday, May 11 at 7 p.m.: Keynote Address: State of the County. The Honorable

Sheila Kuehl, Los Angeles County Supervisor for District 3 will speak on the state of

public and mental health in Los Angeles County. An audience back-and-forth will follow.

FREE. The Broad Stage at the SMC Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St. at Santa

Monica Blvd. Free Parking.

Tuesday, May 12 at 11:15 a.m.: Film and Roundtable Discussion: “Sex in

College.” Screening of an SMC student film on sexual assault and a discussion—led by

panelists from the Rape Treatment Center, SMC “Consent Month,” and Planned

Parenthood LA—on new laws, new ways of communicating, and age-old advice for

healthy relationships. FREE. Humanities and Social Sciences Room 165, SMC Main

Campus, 1900 Pico Blvd. $10 visitor parking at Lot 6, Pico Blvd. and 14th St.

Wednesday, May 13 at 5:00 p.m.: Screening and Discussion: “Can Mainstream

Entertainment Affect Public Policy?” Screening of music legend Glen Campbell’s

compelling documentary “I’ll Be Me” covering his unprecedented tour across America

after receiving a devastating diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Post-screening

discussion with executive producer Susan Disney Lord and producer Trevor Albert

addresses leveraging the medium of film as a stimulus for how public policy and

entertainment co-exist and can provoke activism. FREE. Aero Theater at 1328 Montana

Ave. in Santa Monica. Street parking.

Thursday, May 14 at 11:15 a.m. Roundtable Discussion: “Exploring Big Public

Health Issues & Personal Choices.” Explore the many ways public policy and

personal choices shape public health. Topics will include prevention of gun violence,

immunizations, wellbeing, public health preparedness, disease prevention, and access

to health care. FREE. Humanities and Social Sciences Room 165, SMC Main Campus,

1900 Pico Blvd. $10 visitor parking at Lot 6, Pico Blvd. and 14th St.

Thursday, May 14 at 6:30 p.m. Screening and Panel Discussion: “Still Alice.”

Examine early-onset Alzheimer’s disease and find out how advocates are fighting for a

cure at a special screening of the film “Still Alice” starring Julianne Moore in her

Oscar® winning role, Kristen Stewart and Alec Baldwin and based on the New York

Times bestselling novel by neuroscientist Lisa Genova. Immediately following the film –

which is currently available on Digital HD and also on Blu-ray™ and DVD May 12 from

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment – will be a roundtable with special guests including

California State Senator Ben Allen and moderated by the film’s co-producer and

Alzheimer’s advocate Elizabeth Gelfand Stearns. The panel will discuss how public

policy and the entertainment industry together can foster policy change. FREE. The

Broad Stage at the SMC Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St. at Santa Monica Blvd.

Free Parking.

“This year’s symposium on public health gives our students an opportunity to explore

issues and community governance plans that impact their lives directly,” added Richard

Tahvildaran-Jesswein, PPI co-director and SMC political science professor. “To me,

the best way to teach public policy is to address what is most important to them, and

health policy is of huge interest to not only our SMC students but our community as

well.”

SMC’s Public Policy Institute provides nonpartisan community programs exploring key

economic, social and political issues. SMC offers an Associate in Arts Degree and

Certificate of Achievement in Public Policy, with specialties in arts and cultural affairs,

education, environment and sustainability, public health, and urban and socioeconomic

issues.

The symposium is co-sponsored by a wide range of education, government and

community organizations, and donors, including the City of Santa Monica, Associated

Students of Santa Monica College, SMC Foundation, SMC Associates, Sony

Pictures Home Entertainment, KCRW, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun

Violence, Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District, Santa Monica-Malibu PTA

Council, The Children’s Partnership, Planned Parenthood Los Angeles, Santa

Monica Daily Press, Human Relations Council Santa Monica, American

Cinematheque, The Wellbeing Project, The Broad Stage at the SMC Performing

Arts Center, Social Justice Learning Institute, Rape Treatment Center, Community

for Excellent Public Schools, and the Westside Family Health Center.

A live video feed of the events will be made available at www.smc.edu/PPI and Twitter

users can join in on the conversation using the hashtag #SMCHealthAdvocacy.

To learn more about the symposium, go to www.smc.edu/ppi or call (310) 434-3541.

For information on parking and transportation at SMC, visit

www.smc.edu/transportation.