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On The Thursday, June 21, 2018 Edition Of Idaho Matters:

  • A peditrician explains the importance of vaccinations.
  • A Nampa nonprofit makes special shoes for special kids.
  • We look at how development changes animal behavior.

- A recent report indicated eight of the 10 least-immunized counties in the country are in Idaho. Vaccination rates used to point to a medically advanced culture, but in recent years there has been pushback against mandatory vaccinations by faulty science and conspiracy theories. We'll parse out the recommended vaccine schedules and what to make of the anti-vaccine rhetoric with St. Luke's pediatrician Alicia Lachiando.

- In 2007, Kenton Lee was in Kenya when he noticed the children wore shoes that didn't fit, that were often cut open to accomodate growing feet. Lee came home, designed a shoe that grows with the foot, and, with the help of Andrew Kroes, created Because International to build and distribute these shoes to children in the developing world. Kenton and Andrew join Idaho Matters to talk about their Nampa-based nonprofit's efforts to put shoes on all children.

- Boise State University professor Neil Carter researched the impact of human activity on the bahavior of nocturnal animals and the results are startling. Animals that typically operate during daylight hours are becoming more active in the night in an effort to avoid human contact. We'll talk about the impact of human development on animal behavior with Dr. Carter.

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