Linda Reinstein

Linda Reinstein

Born	(1955-12-28) December 28, 1955 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] Reinstein is also primarily responsible for organizing ADAO's Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conferences, an annual international scientific, medical and patient conference now in its 13th 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.^[4] Reinstein has written numerous articles,^[5] 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”,^[6] Rio de Janeiro, June, 2012
U.S. Senate: Environmental and Public Works (EPW) Hearings June, 2007 ^[7] and July 2013^[8]
U.S. House of Representatives Hearing February 2008^[9]
U.S. Congressional Staff Briefings:
- SENATE: January 2012 Senate Staff Briefing and July 2013 Senate Staff Briefing
- HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES: June 2010 House Staff Briefing and July 2012 House Staff Briefing
U.S. Dept. of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration hearings in 2010^[10]
TEDx, Manhattan Beach, California, 2010^[11]
British House of Commons (2007)
California State Assembly’s Natural Resources Committee (June, 2010)
United Nations World Congress on Safety and Health at Work (2011 and 2014)^[12]
International Mesothelioma Interest Group^[13] (iMig) South Africa, 2014, Kyoto, 2010, Amsterdam, 2008
American Public Health Association^[14] (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015)
Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale University,^[15] (2012), (2013)^[16](2015)
Asian Ban Asbestos Network (A-BAN) Conference (2009 Hong Kong) (2012 India)
Annual Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization’s International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conferences^[17] (2004-2015)
International Symposium on Lung-Sparing Therapies for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma^[18] (2013) (2014) (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)^[19]

References

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