myMeso » Senator Max Baucus http://www.mymeso.org Mesothelioma Blog Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:27:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Senate establishes fifth annual National Asbestos Awareness Week http://www.mymeso.org/2009/03/03/senate-establishes-fifth-annual-national-asbestos-awareness-week/ http://www.mymeso.org/2009/03/03/senate-establishes-fifth-annual-national-asbestos-awareness-week/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:00:12 +0000 Wendi Lewis http://www.mymeso.org/?p=788 SOURCE: myMeso › Senate establishes fifth annual National Asbestos Awareness Week

]]> The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization announced that the United States Senate has officially introduced a resolution declaring the first week of April as National Asbestos Awareness Week. This is the fifth year the event has been officially recognized by Senate Resolution. S.RES.57 also urges the Surgeon General to warn and educate Americans about the severe hazards of asbestos exposure.

The resolution was introduced by Senator Max Baucus (D-MT). Co-sponsors and key supporters are Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), and Sen. John Tester (D-MT).

In a news release, Linda Reinstein, Executive Director and co-founder of said, “Since 2005, has worked with the Senate to raise awareness through the passage of asbestos awareness resolutions. We continue to honor individuals and their families who have suffered from diseases caused by asbestos exposure through our efforts to increase awareness and prevention. will continue to work with Congress to educate Americans until we finally ban the deadly fibers once and for all.”

In recognition of Asbestos Awareness Day, the will hold its fifth annual Asbestos Awareness Conference March 27-29 in Manhattan Beach, Calif.

Read SR 57.

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]]> I’m a little behind with this, since the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (MARF) announced it in January, but I think it’s important enough to share in case there are others, like me, who didn’t know.According to a release on ’s website, the (DoD) Peer Reviewed Medical Program was appropriated $50 million in the Defense Appropriations bill that the President signed in mid-November 2007. For the first time, mesothelioma will be included as a priority within the DoD’s Medical Program, which was set to begin in February.In the press release, Chris Hahn, executive director of The Meso Foundation, says, “The Meso foundation has been working with fifteen senators, led by Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), advocating the federal government to respond to the mesothelioma crisis through a commitment of new federal dollars.”As a candidate area within the program, mesothelioma investigators are eligible to compete for funding through the program’s 2008 grant cycle.For more information, read the full release online, or contact the Meso Foundation directly at (805) 563-8400.

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