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Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Goals

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is the largest independent asbestos victims’ organization in the U.S. It was founded in 2004 to give asbestos victims and concerned citizens a united voice, to raise public awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure and to work towards a global asbestos ban. ADAO is dedicated to preventing consumer, environmental and occupational asbestos-caused diseases through national and international education, advocacy, and community initiatives. Read more about ADAO and “Who We Are”.

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Advocacy

Driving Policy, Prevention, and Change

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Community

Where Every Voice and Story Matters 

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Education

Prevention is the Cure

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