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Access the Experts: Richard Stacy

In this installment, Stacy answers the question: “Cancer rates over the last 20 years have fallen. What is the contributor to the decrease?”

  • published: 2021/08/03
Richard Stacy

Access the Experts is an innovative partnership between the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and News Channel Nebraska (NCN), where viewers submit their questions to be answered by UNO faculty members.

In This Installment of Access the Experts

UNO School of Health and Kinesiology professor Richard Stacy, Ph.D., answers the question: “Cancer rates over the last 20 years have fallen. What is the contributor to the decrease?”

About Stacy

An expert in areas that include health education and public health, Stacy has developed and taught a variety of graduate and undergraduate courses at UNO, the University of Virginia, and the University of Nebraska Medical Center. His primary professional interests include health education program planning and evaluation and application of health behavior principles and theories. He has served in leadership positions in numerous coalitions in Omaha including the Lead Safe Omaha Coalition, the Omaha Asthma Alliance, Operation Stroke, the Omaha Immunization Task Force, Omaha Healthy Start, and the Metropolitan Omaha Tobacco Action Coalition. He has also chaired and served on the Board of Directors for the American Cancer Society of Nebraska.

Access the Experts

Access the Experts is an innovative partnership between the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and News Channel Nebraska (NCN), where viewers submit their questions to be answered by UNO faculty members.

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About the University of Nebraska at Omaha

Located in one of America’s best cities to live, work and learn, the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) is Nebraska’s premier metropolitan university. With more than 15,000 students enrolled in 200-plus programs of study, UNO is recognized nationally for its online education, graduate education, military friendliness and community engagement efforts. Founded in 1908, UNO has served learners of all backgrounds for more than 100 years and is dedicated to another century of excellence both in the classroom and in the community.

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