Posted on February 1 2023 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an independent nonprofit dedicated to preventing asbestos exposure through education, advocacy, and community initiatives, is excited that Grammy award-winning musician, Warren Zevon, has been nominated to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Zevon’s son, Jordan Zevon, serves as ADAO’s national [...]
Posted on January 31, 2023 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), which combines education, advocacy, and community to provide a unified voice for asbestos victims, will be joining the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) and others around the world in observing Rare Disease Day on February 28, 2023. On this day, the community will [...]
Posted January 30, 2023 As a stakeholder in preventing asbestos-caused diseases, ADAO virtually attended the Deadliest Cancers Coalition annual meeting on January 26, 2023. The coalition is a collaboration between national nonprofits that do policy work around some of the most “lethal, or recalcitrant, cancers, defined as those that have five-year relative survival rates below [...]
Posted on January 30, 2023 Over the years, ADAO has developed a multi-track strategy to protect public health from asbestos in the United States and across the globe. Most people do not know that asbestos is still legal and lethal in our country. But tragically, over 40,000 Americans die each year from preventable illnesses caused [...]
Posted on January 30, 2023 Earlier this month, I was honored to speak at the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University, illuminating ADAO’s experience in public health advocacy. The presentation, entitled, “21st Century Public Health Advocacy: Building Support and Momentum with Research and Strategic Storytelling”, was dedicated to Dr. Irving J. Selikoff. The [...]