ccomplishments led to Hillary being named Arkansas Woman of the Year in 1984 (Biography: Hillary Clinton).
             When Bill Clinton became president in 1993, he asked Hillary to preside over the Task Force on National Health Care Reform. Healthcare remains a top priority for Hillary, as she continues to be a leading supporter for "improving health care quality and providing health insurance for the uninsured and the underinsured" ("Biography: Hillary Clinton"). As First Lady, she made a ruthless attempt to increase immunizations for children, "push(ed) for an expansion of children's health care coverage, advocate(d) for innovative prenatal care, and raise(d) awareness on the impact of tobacco on children" ("Biography: Hillary Clinton").
             Hillary wrote It Takes a Village and Other Lessons Children Teach Us in 1996, which served as a wake up call for all of society to be accountable for our children. Hillary stresses that parents are the most vital influence on their children and above all have the responsibility of raising them, "society also plays an important role in rearing our nation's children. She stresses that ultimately children will thrive only if all of society provides for them ("Biography: Hillary Clinton").
             Hillary hosted two important conferences in children's matters in 1997, the White House Conference on Early Childhood Development and Learning and the White House Conference on Childcare. She also has worked diligently to improve our country's foster care systems and promote adoption. Hillary was crucial to the passage of the Adoption and Safe Family Act of 1997 which emphasizes the safety of the child in home and in foster care, shortens the time frame from permanent placement, provides incentives for adoptions or other permanency placements, addresses geographic barriers to adoptions, continues court improvement and family preservation program...