We hope to include many
valuable links for you to learn more about cleft lip and palate as
well as our local cleft team. This is just a start. Our
goal is to have all the medical providers on the Maxillofacial
Review Board listed below. If you have any other suggested links,
please contact us so we can add it to our list!
Spokane
Regional Health District
Laurie Vessey, RN, BSN
lvessey@spokanecounty.org
Maxillofacial Program Coordinator
Spokane Regional Health District
1101 W. College Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201-2095
509-324-1652
CleftAdvocate-
A great one stop resource for cleft lip and palate! Excellent
information about feeding, surgeries, insurance and much, much more!
Wide
Smiles- Another informative website!
Craniofacial,
Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair- Heavy reading, but
interesting. It explains a few of the types of repairs that
are done.
Cleft
Lip and Palate-Another emedicine article that's geared to a
medical audience, but has some really great pictures of the
different types of clefts as well as a detailed explanation of
treatments and procedures.
Cleft
Lip and Palate- From The American Society of Plastic
Surgeons
CLAPA-
Cleft Lip and Palate Association (United Kingdom)
About
Face USA-AboutFace
provides information and support to persons and their families with
facial differences. Network with families and individuals having
similar concerns as well as participate in programs of public
education and awareness.
Cleft
Palate Foundation-
The Cleft
Palate Foundation (CPF) is a non-profit organization dedicated
to optimizing the quality of life for individuals affected by facial
birth defects. It was founded by the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial
Association in 1973 to be the public service arm of the professional
Association. CPF
operates the CLEFTLINE - 1-800-24-CLEFT - and
produces free publications. The CLEFTLINE is an
800-toll free service providing information to callers about clefts
and other craniofacial anomalies. Callers can request information
about cleft palate/craniofacial teams and parent-patient support
groups in their local region.
SMILES-Another
good site with a wide variety of information.
Born
To Be Cleft- A
narrative type website written by a young girl who has a unilateral
cleft lip.
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