Lincoln, NE -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/08/2011 -- Health Education Solutions, a leading provider of Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) online courses and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) online certification, today released a new online special section: Career Resources and Health Trends: Pennsylvania (PA) and Illinois (IL). This series of articles featuring health trends, Illinois and Pennsylvania healthcare career outlook data, and training resources is available for free at healthedsolutions.com.

“In Health Education Solutions’ online courses for PALS and ACLS certification, Illinois, Pennsylvania and other healthcare professionals and first responders can learn valuable skills and advance their careers with industry-focused resources and convenient online certification courses,” said Melissa Marks, president of Health Education Solutions.

The resource section is free and available for individuals seeking information about ACLS classes or PALS certification, Pennsylvania (PA) and Illinois (IL) healthcare professionals or anyone who simply wants to be prepared to provide care in an emergency situation.

Health Education Solutions has also released ACLS practice tests to help healthcare providers and first responders prepare for the ACLS certification or recertification exam. The free ACLS practice quiz offers three five-question sample tests. A full ACLS certification practice test and an ACLS recertification practice exam, both complete with 50 timed multiple-choice questions, are available for $35. A portion of this fee can be applied to the purchase price of the full certification course. A practice test is available at http://www.healthedsolutions.com/courses/acls-certification-practice-test.

For more information about PALS and ACLS courses, health trends in Pennsylvania and Illinois and practice exams, please visit healthedsolutions.com.

About Health Education Solutions
Health Education Solutions (HES) is a leading provider of continuing education solutions for healthcare professionals. HES, a subsidiary of Nelnet Inc. (NYSE: NNI), offers ACLS and PALS courses developed in partnership with medical faculty at Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska.