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Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization

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The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is a nonprofit organization in the U.S. that helps to preventing asbestos exposure to eliminate asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma, and protecting asbestos victims' civil rights through education, advocacy, and community initiatives.[1] ADAO was founded by Linda Reinstein and Doug Larkin in 2004 and is headquartered in Redondo Beach, California. 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.


Events and programs

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ADAO has:

  • 17 Annual Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conferences.
  • Organized a 2021 "Asbestos: Art, Advocacy, and Action" Film Festival.
  • Led 17 U.S. Senate Annual National Asbestos Awareness Week (April 1–7) Resolutions]
  • Global Asbestos Awareness week educational campaigns.
  • 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 U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.[2]

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