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Global Health & Innovation Conference 2026: Where Ideas and Conversations Move to Action
Global Health & Innovation Conference 2026: Where Ideas and Conversations Move to Action Posted on April 20, 2026 The Global Health & Innovation Conference (GHIC), hosted by Unite For Sight, convened its 23rd annual gathering [...]
From Dialogue to Action: Olin and ADAO, Stakeholder Engagement to Advance Asbestos Prevention
From Dialogue to Action: Olin and ADAO, Stakeholder Engagement to Advance Asbestos Prevention Posted on April 16, 2026 Last week, I traveled to Houston, Texas, at the invitation of Olin Corporation to visit one of [...]
U.S. Senate National Asbestos Awareness Week Resolution (S.Res. 666): Fifteen Asbestos Facts Driving Prevention, Public Health Protection, and Continued Action
Posted on April 10, 2026 U.S. Senate National Asbestos Awareness Week Resolution (S.Res. 666): Fifteen Asbestos Facts Driving Prevention, Public Health Protection, and Continued Action Reinforcing the national effort to advance prevention, protect public health, [...]
Solidarity: #2026GAAW Successes in Advancing Asbestos Prevention, Policy, and Action Continue Throughout April
Solidarity: #2026GAAW Successes in Advancing Asbestos Prevention, Policy, and Action Continue Throughout April Posted on April 7, 2026 In response to strong global engagement and your support, ADAO is extending Global Asbestos Awareness Week efforts [...]
Global Asbestos Awareness Week 2026: Education Across Seven Languages for One Global Goal
Posted on April 3, 2026 While we await the Surgeon General’s warning, we also highlight the message from Prof. Seong-Kyu Kang, President, International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) quote, “Cancers caused by asbestos exposure can [...]
Judge Leon Halts Ballroom Construction “White House does not belong to any one man — not even a president!”
Posted on March 31, 2026 Today, Judge Richard J. Leon granted the National Trust for Historic Preservation's motion for a preliminary injunction, ordering construction of the White House ballroom to stop. His reasoning was clear: [...]
PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCATES URGE U.S. REGULATORS TO TEST CHILDREN’S TOYS AFTER ASBESTOS CONTAMINATION CAUSES WIDESPREAD RECALLS IN THE U.K. AND AUSTRALIA
May 21, 2026, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a recall of more than 121,000 Orb Funkee squeeze toys after testing identified fibrous tremolite asbestos in the sand filling inside the products. ADAO [...]
Hot Off the Press: ADAO April Newsletter: U.S. Senate Unanimously Passes 21st Asbestos Awareness Week Resolution (April 1–7), Launching Global Asbestos Awareness Week, ADAO’s Conference Returns to DC, and More
Hot Off the Press: ADAO April Newsletter: U.S. Senate Unanimously Passes 21st Asbestos Awareness Week Resolution (April 1–7), Launching Global Asbestos Awareness Week, ADAO’s Conference Returns to DC, and More Posted on March 31, 2026 [...]
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) Announces Global Asbestos Awareness Week 2026 (April 1–7) to Promote Prevention and End Asbestos Exposure
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 30, 2026 The 21st Campaign: Educating the Public About the Health Risks of Asbestos WASHINGTON, D.C. April 1–7 marks the 21st annual Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW), a worldwide campaign led [...]
Global Asbestos Awareness Week #2026GAAW: 5 Asbestos Safety Tips in French, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Ukrainian
Posted on March 30, 2026 As we begin Global Asbestos Awareness Week (April 1–7, 2026), asbestos remains a global public health threat. More than 200,000 people die each year from asbestos-related diseases, and legacy asbestos [...]
