2016 – 2017 Mesothelioma Warrior Candle Lighting List Submit a name for the 2017 -2018 Mesothelioma Warrior Candle Lighting List. Please note, any Mesothelioma Warrior Candle Lighting name submitted after December 15, 2017 will be added to the list for our 2018 Global Asbestos Awareness Week Candle Lighting Tradition on April 7, 2018. Posted on [...]
Posted on November 1, 2017 Each year, Australians dedicate the last week in November to asbestos awareness, education, and remembrance to those who have lost their lives from preventable asbestos-caused diseases. Even though all six forms of asbestos have been banned in Australia, it is still present in buildings and the environment where it was used, [...]
Posted on November 1, 2017 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is honored to join public health leaders from across the country at the 145th American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting and Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia from November 4 - 8. This year's meeting comes at a time when communities across the country are recovering from natural disaster [...]
Posted on November 1, 2017 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: November Is National Family Caregivers Month While we’re doing everything we can to take care of our loved ones, it’s important to not forget about ourselves. As we all know, caregiving — or “care partnering” — requires so much of ourselves, demands so much energy, [...]
Posted on November 1, 2017 It’s time for us to get the facts out there. Each year, more people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide, accounting for 8.8 million deaths in 2015, and is responsible [...]