Memorials, Recognition - Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Awareness Day, May 17 -

SJR 812 is a commemorative resolution recognizing May 17 as Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Awareness Day in Tennessee. It highlights NEC as a severe intestinal condition affecting premature and medically fragile infants, noting it causes significant infant mortality, long-term health complications, and high healthcare costs (estimated $200,000+ per case). The resolution emphasizes the importance of breast milk in prevention and acknowledges disparities impacting Black infants disproportionately. As a symbolic gesture, it does not create new policies or funding but aims to raise public awareness about this critical neonatal health issue.