California declares May 17 NEC Awareness Day

Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Awareness Day recognized by the state of California

2023-05-22

(Press-News.org) Sacramento, California – The Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Society is grateful to announce that California has declared May 17th as NEC Awareness Day with ACR 69. This resolution reflects the tireless dedication and advocacy by the NEC Society, its founder, Jennifer Canvasser (Davis, CA), and Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, who represents the 4th California Assembly District.

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal disease that affects medically fragile infants in their first weeks and months of life. The NEC Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to building a world without this disease by advancing NEC research, education, and advocacy. The NEC Society is a patient-led organization that collaborates with expert clinicians and researchers to better understand, prevent, and treat this devastating neonatal intestinal disease.

Jennifer Canvasser founded the NEC Society after her son Micah tragically died from complications of necrotizing enterocolitis just before his first birthday. Since then, the organization has harnessed the energy of a painful situation and transformed the heartache into a powerful movement that brings together patient-families and experts worldwide to improve outcomes for the most vulnerable infants at risk of NEC.

NEC Society’s founder and executive director, Jennifer Canvasser, shares, “I am thrilled for the state of California to join the NEC Society in recognizing the urgency of raising awareness and advancing research to help other families avoid the devastation of necrotizing enterocolitis. This resolution is an essential first step towards accelerating better prevention and treatment options for necrotizing enterocolitis.”

You can learn more about the NEC Society and join the movement working to build a world without NEC at NECsociety.org

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