<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/downstate-update/digest/issue-04/bhpsip-champs-arthur-ashe.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories/><pubDate>08/06/2026 04:26:32 PM</pubDate><title>BHPSIP-CHAMPS Advances Arthur Ashe’s Vision for Health Equity</title><sub-title/><description>When Arthur Ashe founded the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, he envisioned a community-centered approach to reducing health disparities through education, access, and opportunity. The Brooklyn Health Promotion Summer Internship Program (BHPSIP-CHAMPS) puts that vision into action by introducing local high school students to public health research and community engagement.</description><author>Office of Communications &amp; Marketing</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="/news-events/downstate-update/digest/issue-04/_images/arthur-ashe-bhpsip-champs-1.jpg" alt="group photo of young students"/></image><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/news-events/downstate-update/digest/issue-04/bhpsip-champs-arthur-ashe.xml</loc><tags><tag>Arthur Ashe</tag><tag>Brooklyn Health Promotion Center</tag></tags><categories/></item>