A new exhibition entitled Community of Healing: Portraits from
the Whole-Person Specialty Care Movement will begin its 3-week run
on July 17th at Lower Lights Health at 1160 W Broad Street in
Columbus. This gallery features commissioned work by award-winning
Columbus documentary photographer Tariq Tarey and showcases more
than 30 portraits of patients that have overcome chronic illness.
Also featured are the clinicians and healthcare leaders that
supported these patients through the Whole-Person Specialty Care
Model which is poised to radically improve access and outcomes in
our healthcare system for medically underserved and chronically ill
patients.
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Photographer Tariq Tarey introduces
Community of Healing: Portraits from the Whole-Person Specialty
Care Movement at its opening night July 17th, 2024. (Photo: Megan
Barnard)
The exhibition has been produced by AndHealth in partnership
with Community Health Centers (CHCs) and Hospitals and Health
Systems including Lower Lights Health, OhioHealth, Third Street
Family Health Services, Jane Pauley Community Health Center,
PrimaryOne Health, and more. The patients featured have all been
cared for in collaboration between AndHealth and its partners under
the Whole-Person Specialty Care Model, which removes barriers to
health access and outcomes and is available to all people
regardless of demographic, socioeconomic background, or insurance
coverage. This model of care offers a path to reverse the growing
chronic disease burden and to make health a human right for
everyone.
“Tariq’s work beautifully captures the dignity and humanity of
patients–each of whom are the heroes of the Whole-Person Specialty
Care Model,” said Matt Scantland, Founder + CEO of AndHeath. “Today
our country is navigating a specialty care access crisis, leaving
countless people without the help they need to be well. These
patients have shown us that amazing progress is possible, and they
inspire hope in us all.”
The specialty access crisis threatens all people, but especially
the medically underserved population that CHCs serve. Among this
population, 70% of patients cite affordability and transportation
challenges in accessing specialty care, and 50% of specialty
referrals are never even completed. These care gaps leave patients
exposed to disease progression, needless suffering, and escalating
costs for our healthcare system. The Whole-Person Specialty Care
model has been designed to address this crisis and achieve strong
outcomes for patients who may otherwise have inadequate access to
care by incorporating high-quality specialty care alongside support
for root causes and Social Drivers of Health (SDoH), such as
medically tailored meal delivery, support for behavioral health,
sleep, movement, remote monitoring, and continuous access to
providers and health coaching—all directly within the medical home
that can best meet the needs of this unique population.
The Whole-Person Specialty Care model provides CHCs with more
patients, more clinical capabilities, and sustainable reimbursement
and funding by allowing them to deliver first-line specialty care
and pharmacy at the patient’s point of need: in their community at
a health center, and in their home with convenient virtual options
that remove transportation and logistics barriers to fully
participating in care.
“The Whole-Person Specialty Care Model in partnership with
AndHealth allows us to offer a whole-person approach to complex
care that used to require external referrals, which can subject
patients to affordability and logistics issues that impact access
and outcomes,” said Tracy Cloud, CEO of Lower Lights Health.
Charleta Tavares, CEO of PrimaryOne Health added, “We recognize
that better health outcomes happen when you treat the whole person,
including addressing the Social Drivers of Health. By layering
specialty care into our continuum of services, we can now support
even more facets of our patients’ health in an accessible,
culturally appropriate, and convenient manner.”
Hospitals and Health Systems are recognizing the benefits of
collaboration with Community Health Centers through the
Whole-Person Care Model. Dr. James O’Brien, VP of Population Health
at OhioHealth said, “We are so excited to work with CHCs to offer
whole-person specialty care through our Clinically Integrated
Network that includes leading CHCs. Together, we can make radical
improvements to serve patients.”
The exhibition is hosted at Lower Lights Health, one of Central
Ohio’s leading CHCs and is free of charge. It will be open to the
public on Thursday, July 25th from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, Friday,
August 2nd from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm, and Thursday August 8th, from
3:30 pm to 7:00 pm at 1160 W Broad Street in Columbus.
About Tariq Tarey
Tariq Tarey is a documentary photographer based in Columbus,
Ohio, skilled in both still photography and filmmaking. His work
focuses on New Americans, refugees, and the human experience of
facing and overcoming challenging circumstances.
In 2006, Tariq’s photographic exhibit, Forlorn in Ohio, which
documented the plight of Somali refugees, appeared at the Kiaca
Gallery and Wright State University.
Tariq’s exhibition “Bhutanese-Nepali Neighbors” was on display
at the Ohio History Connection throughout 2017 and was nominated
for the Community Arts Partnership Award by the Greater Columbus
Arts Council. In 2018 “Bhutanese-Nepali Neighbors” exhibit won the
Ohio Museums Associations best of show.
He currently has exhibitions showing at the Rutherford B. Hayes
Museum in Freemont, Ohio and at Otterbein University. Several of
his images now belong to the permanent collection of the Columbus
Museum of Art.
Tariq directed “Women, War and Resettlement: Nasro’s Journey,”
which was aired on WOSU Public Television in 2012. Moreover,
Tariq’s film, “The Darien Gap,” was shown in the 2nd United States
Conference on African Immigrant and Refugee Health.
Among Tariq’s honors are the South Side Settlement House’s Arts
Freedom Award in 2006 and the Ohio Art Council’s Individual Artist
Award in 2008 and in that same year Tariq won the Greater Columbus
Art Council’s Individual Artist Award.
About Lower Lights Health
Lower Lights Health is a Christian based, Federally Qualified
Health Center and 501 (c) (3) non-profit providing the highest
quality health care to all – regardless of the ability to pay. We
connect all aspects of health and wellness to provide patients with
total care. Lower Lights Health serves over 15,000 patients from 7
sites in central Ohio. We welcome and serve all members of the
community with dignity and respect.
Lower Lights Health… We are Beyond Health Care.
To learn more, visit llchc.org.
About AndHealth
AndHealth helps Community Health Centers (CHCs) radically
improve access and outcomes for patients in specialty care and
specialty pharmacy, while becoming an even larger and more
clinically integrated part of our healthcare system. This
Whole-Person Community Care Model provides everything CHCs need to
deliver in-house specialty care and specialty pharmacy, built for
the unique needs of our medically underserved populations.
The model provides CHCs with more patients, more clinical
capabilities, alignment with health systems, and sustainable
reimbursement and funding that restores the integrity of the
patient’s medical home and their critical reimbursement model—both
having shifted away from CHCs through external specialty referrals
and contract pharmacies. In restoring this integrity, CHCs can tear
down barriers to care and stretch scarce federal resources to reach
more patients with comprehensive services that weren’t possible
before and that are desperately needed by patients.
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, AndHealth is led by former
CoverMyMeds co-founder and CEO Matt Scantland and the team that
built Ohio’s first healthcare technology unicorn, who have
dedicated their lives to transformative innovation that improves
access for patients. AndHealth is supported by key investors
including the American Medical Association’s innovation subsidiary,
Francisco Partners, and the state of Ohio’s economic development
organization.
To learn more, visit AndHealth.com.
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