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JUST RELEASED — 2013 ADAO Asbestos Awareness Conference Videos
JUST RELEASED -- 2013 ADAO Conference Videos View and share the 2013 ADAO Asbestos Awareness Conference collection of speaker presentations, the awards ceremony, and remembrance brunch -- now on video! Special thanks to Herman Hamilton for overseeing [...]
October is Health Literacy Month! Part One: Be a Health Literacy Hero
Posted on October 2, 2013 October is Health Literacy Month: Do you know the story of Clarence Borel? Borel testified that at the end of a day working with insulation material containing asbestos his clothes were [...]
ADAO Supports AFEVA’s Plea to Yale University to Revoke Schmidheiny’s Honorary Doctorate
Corporate Crime Reporter: Italian Asbestos Victims Call on Yale To Revoke Honorary Degree to Schmidheiny @CorpCrimeReport The Courant: Asbestos Victims Ask Yale To Revoke Honorary Degree Of Former Factory Owner @hartfordcourant Yale Daily News: A Toxic [...]
“Strength and Honor” – Dave’s Story
Posted on September 19, 2013 We have been touched by asbestos in individual ways, yet we are joined together by a bond of community. As a testament to the strength of our global family, the [...]
Mesothelioma Warriors Share Their Stories to Raise Awareness and to Ban Asbestos
Posted on September 25, 2013 The beginning of a movement starts with one voice and with the masses joining. It is then that our voices will be heard. So on September 26, please give your voice to [...]
British Lung Foundation Launches New “Take 5 and Stay Alive” Asbestos Awareness Campaign
Posted on September 23, 2013 Today, the British Lung Foundation (BLF) launched 'Take 5 and Stay Alive,' a major campaign designed to raise awareness about the dangers of asbestos amongst tradespeople. Every week on average 20 tradesmen [...]
House Subcommittee TSCA Reform Hearing Resources (Sept 2013)
ADAO PRESS RELEASE 09/18/13: House Subcommittee Hearing Examines Need for TSCA Reform ADAO BLOG 09/19/13: ADAO Testified at House Subcommittee Hearing - "TSCA has Failed" Linda Reinstein Full Hearing Testimony and Summary Posted on September 23, 2013 [...]
ADAO Testified at House Subcommittee Hearing – “TSCA has Failed”
Linda Reinstein and E & C Ranking Member Henry Waxman ADAO PRESS RELEASE 09/18/13: House Subcommittee Hearing Examines Need for TSCA Reform Posted on September 19, 2013 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) was honored [...]
Raising Mesothelioma Awareness on September 26
Posted on September 16, 2013 On September 26, patients and families will unite throughout the United States for Mesothelioma Awareness Day to raise mesothelioma awareness and research funds. Congratulations, Hanne Mintz, Chair of the Mesothelioma [...]
ACTION NEEDED! Call and Encourage Your Congressional Representative to Attend the E&C Hearing!
Posted on September 15, 2013 September 13 BLOG: ADAO will Testify Before U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy regarding the Toxic Substances Control Act Posted on September 15, 2013 NEWS: [...]