Memorializes Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 17, 2025, as Necrotizing Enterocolitis Awareness Day in New York.

This bill memorializes Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 17, 2025, as Necrotizing Enterocolitis Awareness Day in New York. It highlights the severity of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a condition affecting premature and medically fragile infants, and emphasizes the importance of breast milk and pasteurized donor human milk in prevention. The bill also notes the disproportionate impact of NEC on Black infants and the significant healthcare costs associated with the condition. It calls for increased awareness and support for NEC research and advocacy efforts.

Memorializes Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 17, 2025, as Necrotizing Enterocolitis Awareness Day in New York.

This bill memorializes Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 17, 2025, as Necrotizing Enterocolitis Awareness Day in New York. It highlights the severity of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a condition affecting premature and medically fragile infants, and emphasizes the importance of breast milk and pasteurized donor human milk in prevention. The bill also notes the disproportionate impact of NEC on Black infants and the significant healthcare costs associated with the condition. It calls for increased awareness and support for NEC research and advocacy efforts.