Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization

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.^{[citation needed]}

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 17 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 U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.^[2]