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'''Linda Reinstein''' (December 28, 1955, San Diego, California) is the co-founder of the [[Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization]], a nonprofit focused on asbestos awareness and preventing related diseases through education, advocacy, and community efforts.<ref>[http://www.tbrnews.com/articles/2009/03/12/manhattan_beach_news/news06.txt The Fight to Ban Asbestos Continues for Local Woman, The Beach Reporter, March 11, 2009 (accessed on August 26, 2012)]</ref> Since the diagnosis of her husband, Alan Reinstein, from [[mesothelioma]] in 2003, she has become a leading global anti-asbestos activist.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Haynes|first=Rhonda|title=A Worn-Out Welcome: Renewed Call for a Global Ban on Asbestos|journal=Environmental Health Perspectives|date=1 July 2010|pages=118:a298-a303|doi=10.1289/ehp.118-a298|volume=118}}</ref><ref>[http://www.icij.org/project/dangers-dust/asbestos-deaths-bring-16-year-sentence|Asbestos Deaths Bring 16-year Sentence, International Consortium of Investigative Reporters, 2/13/2012]</ref> Reinstein is also primarily responsible for organizing [http://www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org/archives/29969 ADAO's Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference], an annual international scientific, medical and patient conference now in its 11th year.
'''Linda Reinstein''' (December 28, 1955, San Diego, California) is the co-founder of the [[Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization]], a nonprofit focused on asbestos awareness and preventing related diseases through education, advocacy, and community efforts.<ref>[http://www.tbrnews.com/articles/2009/03/12/manhattan_beach_news/news06.txt The Fight to Ban Asbestos Continues for Local Woman, The Beach Reporter, March 11, 2009 (accessed on August 26, 2012)]</ref> <ref>http://www.ewg.org/enviroblog/2014/03/linda-reinstein-asbestos-awareness</ref> Since the diagnosis of her husband, Alan Reinstein, from [[mesothelioma]] in 2003, she has become a leading global anti-asbestos activist.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Haynes|first=Rhonda|title=A Worn-Out Welcome: Renewed Call for a Global Ban on Asbestos|journal=Environmental Health Perspectives|date=1 July 2010|pages=118:a298-a303|doi=10.1289/ehp.118-a298|volume=118}}</ref><ref>[http://www.icij.org/project/dangers-dust/asbestos-deaths-bring-16-year-sentence|Asbestos Deaths Bring 16-year Sentence, International Consortium of Investigative Reporters, 2/13/2012]</ref> Reinstein is also primarily responsible for organizing [http://www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org/archives/29969 ADAO's Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference], an annual international scientific, medical and patient conference now in its 11th year.


==Background==
==Background==

Revision as of 00:09, 10 May 2015

Linda Reinstein
File:Linda Reinstein.jpg
Born (1955-12-28) December 28, 1955 (age 68)
San Diego, California

Linda Reinstein (December 28, 1955, San Diego, California) is the co-founder of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, a nonprofit focused on asbestos awareness and preventing related diseases through education, advocacy, and community efforts.[1] [2] Since the diagnosis of her husband, Alan Reinstein, from mesothelioma in 2003, she has become a leading global anti-asbestos activist.[3][4] Reinstein is also primarily responsible for organizing ADAO's Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference, an annual international scientific, medical and patient conference now in its 11th year.

Background

In 2003, Linda's husband Alan was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma. In 2004, she co-founded the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) to reach out to others affected by the disease.[5] Reinstein has written numerous articles[6], produced anti-asbestos videos and is active on social media working towards a ban on the world-wide use of asbestos.

Global appearances and presentations

Speaking on behalf of ADAO, Reinstein has made numerous presentations throughout the U.S., and in South Africa, Japan, Turkey, Mexico, Thailand, The Netherlands, France, China, Italy, India, Brazil, Canada, Australia, Pakistan, Germany, and England. Reinstein is regularly invited to speak on behalf of the ADAO including at the following recent events:

  • United Nations Rio + 20 Peoples Summit: “The Future We Want is Free of Asbestos”,[7] Rio de Janeiro, June, 2012
  • U.S. Senate: Environmental and Public Works (EPW) Hearings June, 2007 [8] and July 2013[9]
  • U.S. House of Representatives Hearing February 2008[10]
  • U.S. Congressional Staff Briefings:
  • U.S. Dept. of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration hearings in 2010[11]
  • TEDx, Manhattan Beach, California, 2010[12]
  • British House of Commons (2007)
  • California State Assembly’s Natural Resources Committee (June, 2010)
  • Mexico City Parliament
  • United Nations IX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work[13]
  • International Mesothelioma Interest Group[14] (iMig) South Africa, 2014, Kyoto, 2010, Amsterdam, 2008
  • American Public Health Association[15] (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
  • Global Health & Innovation Conference,[16] Yale University (2012), Yale University (2013)[17]
  • Asian Ban Asbestos Network (A-BAN) Conference (2009 Hong Kong) (2012 India)
  • 11th Annual Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization’s International Asbestos Awareness Conference[18] (2004)
  • 4th International Symposium on Lung-Sparing Therapies for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma[19] (2014)
  • 5th International Symposium on Lung-Sparing Therapies for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma[20] (2015)

Awards

For her work on behalf of asbestos victims, Reinstein has won the following awards:

  • Huff Post Winner in the 50 Over 50: Giving Back Series (2014)
  • Silver Stevie Award Honoree in the Company of the Year - Non-Profit or Government Organizations category (2013)[21]

References

  1. ^ The Fight to Ban Asbestos Continues for Local Woman, The Beach Reporter, March 11, 2009 (accessed on August 26, 2012)
  2. ^ http://www.ewg.org/enviroblog/2014/03/linda-reinstein-asbestos-awareness
  3. ^ Haynes, Rhonda (1 July 2010). "A Worn-Out Welcome: Renewed Call for a Global Ban on Asbestos". Environmental Health Perspectives. 118: 118:a298-a303. doi:10.1289/ehp.118-a298.
  4. ^ Deaths Bring 16-year Sentence, International Consortium of Investigative Reporters, 2/13/2012
  5. ^ Manhattan Beach woman learns patience in raising awareness of asbestos-related disease, The Beach Reporter, April 16, 2015
  6. ^ http://www.questia.com/library/1P3-2744505911/asbestos-still-legal-and-lethal-in-north-america
  7. ^ The Star, Editorial, "Challenge for Canada at Rio+20 conference", June 18, 2012
  8. ^ 2007 U.S. Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee testimony
  9. ^ http://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_id=15d8775e-f02a-6ab7-1973-8ea6ce1196c7&CFID=78282549&CFTOKEN=64440608
  10. ^ http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-110hhrg45680/pdf/CHRG-110hhrg45680.pdf
  11. ^ http://www.dol.gov/dol/media/webcast/20100304-oshalistens/ OSHA Listens Conference videos
  12. ^ Linda Reinstein presentation at TEDx, March 4, 2010 on YouTube
  13. ^ United Nations IX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work
  14. ^ http://imig.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Program-Sept-2-Scientific-Session.pdf
  15. ^ https://apha.confex.com/apha/140am/webprogram/Paper269111.html
  16. ^ http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference/speakers-2013
  17. ^ http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference/speaker-schedule-2013
  18. ^ http://www.mesotheliomahelp.net/blog/2013/04/mesothelioma-nurse-attends-asbestos-awareness-conference#ixzz2ebxi96wA
  19. ^ http://www.phlbi.org/blog/2014/06/researchers-offer-new-hope-mesothelioma-sufferers-4th-intl-mesothelioma-symposium/
  20. ^ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/breakthroughs-in-immunotherapy-hold-promise-for-mesothelioma-patients-said-researchers-at-the-5th-international-symposium-on-lung-sparing-therapies-for-malignant-pleural-mesothelioma-300079251.html
  21. ^ http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2662_22382.cfm

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