At a Glance: Our Health Literacy Initiatives (About Us)

At Project Heal of Santa Barbara County (PHOSBC), we’re a public charity and action-driven movement.‍ ‍We support open, informed conversations about health literacy, public health policy, global health, travel health safety, and well-being—bringing together lived experience, professional insight, and community learning to make health knowledge more accessible and actionable.

Mission

Project Heal SBC is a women‑led boutique global health practice that starts where many women actually live: carrying a lot, navigating complex systems, and still committed to justice and community.

Our mission is to help women and partners understand their social determinants of health, design realistic lives they actually want, and connect that personal work to community and global health realities—rather than treating those worlds as separate.

Two Hubs, One Ecosystem

Project Heal SBC is building a two‑hub ecosystem that links women’s wellness, ethical travel, and community‑based global health:

  • Ladies Global Health & Travel Learning Experience Hub
    A women‑centered digital space where women map their social determinants of health, design realistic wellness and life plans, and connect in guided circles and future travel learning experiences.

  • Global Health Hub
    A professional arm that partners with students, universities, Ministries of Health, NGOs, and agencies to co‑design ethical, community‑driven global health learning and consulting.

Across both hubs, our work is grounded in social determinants of health, community health workers, and community leadership—not in short‑term voluntourism or savior narratives. Women’s journeys and institutional partnerships are treated as part of the same story: personal wellness, community repair, and global health equity pulling in the same direction.

Travel & Learning Experiences

Our emerging travel experiences are designed as learning and wellness journeys, not missions.

Small cohorts prepare together, learn alongside vetted community partners in places like Panama, and return home with clearer life plans and a deeper understanding of how health systems and communities are connected.

Participant fees and sponsorships help sustain scholarships, community contributions, and core work in both hubs, so travel strengthens—not drains—community-based projects.

Partners & Collaboration

Through the Global Health Hub, Project Heal SBC collaborates with:

  • Universities and training programs

  • Ministries of Health and public agencies

  • NGOs and community organizations

  • Health professionals and students

We co‑design engagements that are anti‑voluntourism, SDOH‑grounded, and accountable to community priorities. Partners can work with us on learning immersions, consulting, curricula, and global‑to‑local projects that keep community leadership at the center.