18th Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Congressional Staff Briefing Resources (July 2023) Posted on July 21, 2023 Raja Flores, MD, is the System Chair of the Department of Thoracic Surgery at The Mount Sinai Health System and ADAO Science Advisory Board Co-Chair Member. Raja is a world renowned leader in the field of thoracic surgery, [...]
Posted on June 13. 2023 Executive Summary Quotes Pat Morrison, Chief of Field Services, International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) According to the NIOSH Firefighter study, “Fire fighters have a rate of mesothelioma two times greater than the rate in the U.S. population as a whole.” Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH, American Public Health Association (APHA) [...]
19TH ANNUAL “GLOBAL ASBESTOS AWARENESS WEEK” APRIL 1-7, 2023 LAUNCHED BY ASBESTOS DISEASE AWARENESS ORGANIZATION This is the 19th annual global week dedicated to education, awareness and prevention of asbestos exposure and asbestos-caused diseases Washington, DC — The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an independent non-profit dedicated to preventing asbestos exposure and eliminating all asbestos-caused [...]
On behalf of ADAO, we stand in solidarity with the Association of Asbestos Victims Families (AFeVA), the unions, victims organizations, and the Casale Monferrato community as they continue their fight for justice in the criminal trial of asbestos billionaire Stephan Schmidheiny. He is charged with voluntary manslaughter with intent of causing the deaths of 392 [...]
Posted on April 28, 2021 ADAO Virtual 16th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference “Where Knowledge and Action Unite” September 17 - 18, 2021 2021 Conference Info | Honorees and Keynote Speakers | Registration | Agenda | Friday “Art, Advocacy, and Shared Stories” Film Festival | Saturday Academic Conference | Saturday Awards and Recognition Ceremony | [...]