This is a site for articles related to human development for students taking Psy 2261 (Child Development) or Psy 2340 (Life-Span Development) at Columbus State Community College. Articles are relevant to physical, cognitive or psychosocial development issues in infancy, childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, and late adulthood. If you find a broken link, please let me know!
Monday, October 31, 2011
Measles Cases at 15-Year High
This CNN Article entitled "Measles Cases at a 15-Year High in U.S." discusses the rapidly increasing rates of individuals in the US who are getting measles. Most of these individuals had not received the vaccination or were too young to receive it. What do you think has contributed to the lower rates of vaccinations in this country? What can physicians and parents do to prevent the spread of measles?
Labels:
children,
early childhood,
illness,
medicine,
physical health,
vaccine
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