The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is a

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organization in the U.S. that helps to preventing

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exposure to eliminate asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma, and protecting asbestos victims' civil rights through education, advocacy, and community initiatives. ADAO was founded by Linda Reinstein and Doug Larkin in 2004 and is headquartered in

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. Three boards lead it: the Board of Directors, Science Advisory Board, and Prevention Advisory Board. It is one of a number of country specific anti-asbestos organizations.

Activities

The organization has: * Global Asbestos Awareness week educational campaigns. * 17 Annual Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conferences. * Organized a 2021 "Asbestos: Art, Advocacy, and Action" Film Festival. * Led 1
U.S. Senate Annual National Asbestos Awareness Week
(April 1–7) Resolutions] * Produced numerous Public Service Announcements such as "What the Merchants of Death Won't Tell You: The Irrefutable Facts about Asbestos". * Presented at legislative hearings and medical symposiums in many different countries, and testified before the United States Senate, U.S. Senate and

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.An Examination of the Health Effects of Asbestos and Methods of Mitigating Such Impacts, June 8, 2007, Committee Agenda
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External links

"The stunning truth about asbestos use in the U.S.
PBS Newshour
"Asbestos: elimination of asbestos-related diseases"
World Health Organization
ADAO to present testimony before the U.S. Senate Panel Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing entitled "An Examination of the Health Effects of Asbestos and Methods of Mitigating Such Impacts", June 12, 2007
Asbestos Cancer organizations based in the United States Lung disease organizations Non-profit organizations based in California Redondo Beach, California