Posted on March 30, 2020 Press Release: ADAO Launches 16th Annual “Global Asbestos Awareness Week” April 1-7, 2020: Partnering for Asbestos Prevention Circles the Globe Bicameral Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act || March 7, 2019 – March 7, 2020 Timeline Each year, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) dedicates Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW) [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 30, 2020 THE ASBESTOS DISEASE AWARENESS ORGANIZATION (ADAO) LAUNCHES 16TH ANNUAL “GLOBAL ASBESTOS AWARENESS WEEK” APRIL 1-7, 2020 Partnering for Asbestos Prevention Circles the Globe Washington, D.C. — The 16th Annual ‘Global Asbestos Awareness Week, (GAAW) April 1-7, 2020 was announced by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an independent non-profit [...]
Posted on March 27, 2020 Top Ten Asbestos Facts (2020) Asbestos a known carcinogen that kills as estimated 40,000 Americans every year. All types of asbestos cause lung cancer, mesothelioma, cancer of the larynx and ovary, and asbestosis (fibrosis of the lungs). The United States is the last western industrial nation not to ban asbestos. Nearly [...]
Posted on March 20, 2020 As our country takes precautions due to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), your ADAO family is thinking of you and doing our part to flatten the curve. While our state, national, and international governments are focused on this global emergency, ADAO has paused many of our prevention and policy actions, efforts, and [...]
Posted on March 9, 2020 After a great deal of consideration and thought, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) has decided to reschedule our annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference previously scheduled for April 3-5 in Washington, D.C. In light of the recent developments in regards to COVID-19, ADAO believes it is best to [...]
Posted on March 3, 2020 Updated on March 27, 2020 UPDATE: Due to the coronavirus, Record Store Day has been rescheduled for June 20, 2020. To bring us all together, we are incredibly excited to announce that Jordan Zevon, ADAO spokesperson and son of musician Warren Zevon, will entertain us by showcasing some of his [...]
March 3, 2020 Letter from 19 Attorneys General to Speaker Pelosi. Posted on March 3, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC -- Linda Reinstein, president and co-founder of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), issued the following statement in response to the letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Hoyer from 19 Attorneys General urging prompt floor [...]
Bicameral Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act || March 7, 2019 - March 7, 2020 Timeline Posted on March 7, 2020 2019 was a year of impressive progress for The Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 (ARBAN) (H.R. 1603). On March 7, 2019, the bill was introduced in both Houses of Congress. A [...]
Posted on March 23, 2020 ADAO 16th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference “Where Knowledge and Action Unite” April 3 – 5, 2020 Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel Conference Postponed | 2020 Conference Info | Speakers | Honorees and Keynote Speakers | Know Before You Go | Registration | Marriott Reservations | Agenda | RSVP [...]
Posted on March 2, 2020 ADAO 16th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference “Where Knowledge and Action Unite” April 3 – 5, 2020 Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel Conference Postponed | 2020 Conference Info | Speakers | Honorees and Keynote Speakers | Know Before You Go | Registration | Marriott Reservations | Agenda | RSVP [...]