READ THE FULL REPORT ONLINE What is Asbestos and Why is it Bad for Our Health? By Richard A. Lemen, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.; Assistant Surgeon General, USPHS (ret.); Rear Admiral, USPHS (ret.), ADAO Science Advisory Board Co-Chair Asbestos, in its various forms, is perhaps the most thoroughly researched and best characterized occupational and environmental health hazard. [...]
Experts Build Momentum for National Asbestos Awareness Week Beginning April 1st Washington, DC … April 1, 2010 ---The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), the largest U.S. organization serving as the voice of asbestos victims, today announced a powerful week long series of contributions from renowned asbestos experts during National Asbestos Awareness Week. The series, which [...]
READ THE FULL REPORT ONLINE Since 2004, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization has given asbestos victims and concerned citizens a united voice to raise public awareness about the threat that asbestos exposure poses to public health. Now 6,000 strong, ADAO is the largest international organization dedicated to preventing asbestos-related diseases through education and legislation. Every [...]
As first reported by ABC on Thursday, the Syosset Senior High School on Long Island was evacuated and will be closed until April 7th due to the discovery of asbestos. A maintenance man became suspicious of material in garbage bags outside Syosset High School and alerted school officials, who had the substance tested and found [...]
by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH, Asst. Research Professor, George Washington University Asbestos exposure and asbestos-related disease remains a huge public health problem. The World Health Organization estimates that at least 7,000 individual across the globe die annually from asbestos-releated disease, and another 125 million people are currently exposed to asbestos at work or in their communities. Last year, the International [...]