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RELEASE: Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) Launches 17th Annual “Global Asbestos Awareness Week” April 1-7, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 31, 2021 Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) Launches 17th Annual “Global Asbestos Awareness Week” April 1-7, 2021 As COVID-19 puts asbestos-disease patients at a heightened risk, asbestos education is more important [...]
ADAO’s 9th Zoom Conversation with Asbestos Experts Was An International Success!
Posted on March 29, 2021 ADAO is pleased to share that ADAO's Ninth Virtual Zoom Event on Wednesday, March 24 — featuring Barry Castleman, ScD; Arthur Frank, MD, PhD; Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH; and Bob [...]
Award-Winning Photojournalist, Earl Dotter, Releases “Asbestos: Art, Advocacy, and Academia” Poster for Asbestos Awareness Week (April 1 – 7)
Posted on March 29, 2021 Since our founding in 2004, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) has been using art to drive our advocacy. Storytelling is at the heart of ADAO’s work, helping us to [...]
Main Page for Global Asbestos Awareness Week. “Asbestos: One Word. One Week. One World.” April 1 – 7, 2021
Posted on March 27, 2021 Each year, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization dedicates April 1-7 to increasing awareness of asbestos and preventing exposure by bringing together experts and victims from around the world to share, [...]
RELEASE: ADAO Applauds the U.S. Senate for Passing of 16th Resolution (S. Res. 145) Establishing Annual “National Asbestos Awareness Week” April 1-7, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 26, 2021 ADAO Applauds the U.S. Senate for Passing of 16th Resolution (S. Res.145) Establishing Annual “National Asbestos Awareness Week” April 1-7, 2021 As 30 Percent More Asbestos Was Imported Into [...]
The History of ADAO’s Global Asbestos Awareness Week Campaign from 2005 – 2021
Posted on March 27, 2021 The asbestos facts are irrefutable. Asbestos is a known carcinogen, and there is no safe level of exposure. Yet, asbestos mining and use continues to this day, and far too [...]
2021 ADAO’s Statement of Principles to Protect the American Public Health from Asbestos
Posted on March 24, 2021 Each year, an estimated 40,000 Americans die from preventable asbestos-caused diseases, yet asbestos imports and usage continue. Six critical public health principles must guide our asbestos policy making: We must [...]
PRESS RELEASE: ADAO APPLAUDS THE U.S. SENATE FOR INTRODUCING THE 16TH RESOLUTION DESIGNATING APRIL 1-7 “NATIONAL ASBESTOS AWARENESS WEEK”
SENATOR TESTER'S RELEASE: Tester, Daines Designate National Asbestos Awareness Week FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 23, 2021 ADAO APPLAUDS THE U.S. SENATE FOR INTRODUCING THE 16TH RESOLUTION DESIGNATING APRIL 1-7 “NATIONAL ASBESTOS AWARENESS WEEK” Washington, DC—The [...]
CONGRATULATIONS XAVIER BECERRA ON YOUR CONFIRMATION AS THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. LETS EDUCATE AMERICANS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF ASBESTOS NOW!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2021 An Open Letter to the new United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra CONGRATULATIONS XAVIER BECERRA ON YOUR CONFIRMATION AS THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN [...]
ADAO’s 16th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Virtual Conference September 17 – 18, 2021
ADAO’s 16th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference September 17 -18, 2021 2021 Conference Info | Honorees and Keynote Speakers | Registration | Agenda | Friday “Art, Advocacy, and Shared Stories” Film Festival | Saturday Academic [...]