NJ SJR100

Designates July of each year as "Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month" in New Jersey, approved December 19, 2025

Cleft lip and palate (orofacial clefts) are birth defects affecting approximately 1 in 1,600 babies born with cleft lip with cleft palate, 1 in 2,800 with cleft lip alone, and 1 in 1,700 with cleft palate alone in the United States

In 2019, New Jersey data showed 4.43 per 10,000 live births had cleft lip with cleft palate, and 1.41 per 10,000 had cleft lip without cleft palate

Requests the Governor to annually issue a proclamation recognizing the month and calling on public officials and citizens to observe it with appropriate activities and programs

Aims to encourage collaboration among community organizations, medical institutions, research centers, and advocacy groups to increase outreach efforts and research on causes and treatments