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Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization[1] (ADAO) is an independent organization headquartered in Redondo Beach, California. Founded by Linda Reinstein[2] and Doug Larkin on April 1, 2004, ADAO is the largest victims’ organization dedicated to preventing asbestos-related diseases through education and legislation. It is the only asbestos victims' organization currently operating in the United States. It also works to have products that contain asbestos properly regulated, including children's toys that have included asbestos without warnings in recent year such as a "CSI" fingerprint toy kit containing asbestos powder.[3]

ADAO and Ms. Reinstein are regularly invited to give presentations at international scientific and medical symposia. Invited appearances on behalf of ADAO include testimonay before the U.S. Senate in January, 2012[4], the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works in 2007[5], a presentation at the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation ("MARF") [6] in Washington, D.C., U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration hearings in 2010 [7] and an appearance at TEDx in Manhattan Beach, California.[8] Recently, Ms. Reinstein has appeared for ADAO in India, Italy and Great Britain to speak on behalf of asbestos victims.

Mission

ADAO seeks to give global asbestos victims and concerned citizens a united voice to raise public awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure. ADAO’s mission includes supporting global advocacy and advancing asbestos awareness, prevention, early detection, treatment, and resources for asbestos-related diseases including mesothelioma.

ADAO’s goals include the following:

  • Unite asbestos victims
  • Educate the public and medical community about asbestos related diseases
  • Support research that leads to early detection, prevention and cure
  • Ban the use of asbestos

ADAO has stated repeatedly and publicly that it will not be influenced by outside sources such as drug companies, law firms or companies that manufacture or use asbestos.

Asbestos Awareness Conference

Along with the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute located in Detroit, Michigan, ADAO annually hosts the Asbestos Awareness Conference (AAC). The AAC is an international medical conference where medical researchers, international NGO participants and persons with asbestos diseases can meet, interact and learn the latest in medical, scientific and regulatory developments. The first conference was held in 2005. At the Sixth Annual AAC, U.S. Senator and then Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin and Jordan Barab, US Occupational Safety and Health Administration Deputy Director spoke at the 6th Annual Asbestos Awareness Conference in Chicago, Illinois.

2013 AAC Program

The 9th Annual Asbestos Awareness Conference[9] will be held in the Washington, D.C. area on March 22-24, 2013.

2012 AAC Highlights

On March 29-April 1, 2012, the ADAO will host the 8th Annual Asbestos Awareness Conference in Redondo Beach, California. This year's conference is entitled "Asbestos: An International Public Health Crisis." Featured speakers included Dr. Frank, Dr. Black, Barry Castleman, Matthew Peacock (Journalist with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and author), Jordan Zevon and Barbara Minty McQueen among others.

2011 AAC Highlights

In April 2011, speakers at the ADAO AAC in Atlanta, Georgia included politicians such as U.S. Senator Max Baucus and the following scientists, community activists and persons suffering from asbestos diseases:

  • Brad Black, MD, Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby, Montana(CARD)
  • Barry Castleman, ScD and Author
  • Billy Ray Cyrus performer and son of Ron Cyrus, Mesothelioma Patient
  • Sean Fitzgerald, PG
  • Raja Flores, MD, Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York
  • Arthur Frank, MD, PhD Chair, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Drexel University School of Public Health and ADAO Science Advisory Board Co-Chair
  • Sugio Furuya, Asian Ban Asbestos Network – Japan[10]
  • Fernanda Giannasi, Associação Brasileira dos Expostos ao Amianto (ABREA)
  • Julie Gundlach, Mesothelioma Patient
  • Michael Harbut, MD, MPH, FCCP, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer InstituteBarbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
  • Tanis Hernandez, LCSW, Center for Asbestos Related Disease (CARD)
  • Brent Kynoch, Environmental Information Association
  • Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH, Assistant Surgeon General, United States Public Health Service (USPHS) (Ret.), ADAO Science Advisory Board Co-Chair
  • Guadalupe Aguilar Madrid, MD, MSc, PhD
  • Aubrey Miller, MD, MPH, NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
  • Celeste Monforton, MPH, DrPH
  • Kristen Olson, Mesothelioma Family Member
  • Joachim Rösler, MPH, Facharzt für Arbeitsmedizin, Sozialmediziner
  • Kimberly Rowse, RN, Center for Asbestos Related Disease (CARD)
  • Kathleen Ruff, Right on Canada
  • Kim (Olson) Sebesta, mesothelioma family member
  • Jordan Summers, musician
  • Heather Von St James, mesothelioma patient
  • James S. Webber, PhD
  • Jordan Zevon, ADAO National Spokesperson and Musician (and son of Warren Zevon)
  • Paul Zygielbaum, mesothelioma patient

Other events and programs

ADAO also hosts "Asbestos Awareness Week" concurrently with the Asbestos Awareness Conference. In 2011 and 2012, this week was honored by the U.S. [Senate] with an official proclamation of this week through a Senate Resolution.[11]

In 2011, ADAO created a Public Service Announcement that is now posted on YouTube to promote knowledge of the fact that asbestos is not banned in many countries world-wide, despite common perceptions otherwise.

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References

  1. ^ http://www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org/ ADAO's official website
  2. ^ http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2009/02/12/meet-linda-reinstein/
  3. ^ http://www.ewg.org/release/major-us-retailers-pull-asbestos-tainted-toy-shelves CSI Fingerprint found by ADAO to contain asbestos, and pulled from market
  4. ^ January 19, 2012 Senate Briefing
  5. ^ 2007 U.S. Senate Environ. and Public Works Committee testimony
  6. ^ symposia on June 23-25, 2011
  7. ^ http://www.dol.gov/dol/media/webcast/20100304-oshalistens/ OSHA Listens Conference videos
  8. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70wX6cEQkiM
  9. ^ Annual Asbestos Awareness Conference
  10. ^ [1]Asian Ban Asbestos Network official website
  11. ^ U.S. Senate Proclaims The First Week of April as Asbestos Awareness Week
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