Posted on April 1, 2011 Our global community wants to join our U.S. National Asbestos Awareness Week from April 1st – April 7th – so based on demand, we will join together for Global Asbestos Awareness Week! The World Health Organization reported “in 2004, asbestos-related lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis from occupational exposures resulted in [...]
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is proud to collaborate with the Environmental Information Association (EIA) to produce the ADAO/EIA Chrysotile Asbestos Fact Sheet, in an effort to clarify the misinformation released on the very real dangers of asbestos exposure. Chrysotile is the most commonly encountered form of asbestos, accounting for approximately 95% of the [...]
Tragically, Debbie lost her courageous battle with mesothelioma in June 2013 Posted in February 2011 We have been touched by asbestos in individual ways, yet we are joined together by a common bond of community. As a testament to the strength of our global family, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is highlighting the courageous stories of [...]
Connecting and sharing through Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Blogs just keeps improving! This is an exciting and revolutionary time in communication, as we globally witness the power of unity and collective activism to increase education, advocacy, and community support. It would have taken decades to accomplish what Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) and others [...]
The ADAO February eNewsletter is online and features our new "Share Your Story" feature. How has asbestos impacted your life? Do you want to learn how to prevent asbestos exposure? These answers and more are in our February eNewsletter. Join us in April for our conferecne 7th Annual Conferecne: “Asbestos: Impact on Public Health, Environment, and Economy”.