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LOS ANGELES, CA (February 19, 2009) \u2013 Kirsten Haglund, who until last month was the reigning Miss America, has started a foundation to continue her work of combating eating disorders.
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\n\"\"Hospitalized as a teenager for anorexia, Haglund chose to raise awareness of eating disorders as her personal platform issue. A primary objective of the Kirsten Haglund Foundation<\/a> is to provide funds to women and girls who do not have insurance that covers their treatment. Some actually go into bankruptcy while trying to pay for treatment, she says.<\/p>\n

Haglund plans to provide resources through the foundation as well. She will write a blog for the site and hopes to recruit other writers who are recovering from eating disorders.<\/p>\n

During her reign, Haglund corresponded with women and girls who were undergoing treatment for eating disorders. Being Miss America was great platform for talking about the issue because she was able to demonstrate that people can recover, Haglund says.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople want to see success stories,\u201d Haglund says. \u201cThe media hasn\u2019t always covered eating disorders in positive ways.\u201d<\/p>\n

Haglund will continue to spread a positive message when she returns to Faith Covenant Church<\/a> in Farmington Hills, Michigan, for a weekend celebration March 11-12. \u201cMy church has been so supportive of me throughout the year,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Haglund will sign autographs and will speak both nights about her spiritual journey as Miss America. \u201cWe hope that this will help bring people to the church,\u201d she says. \u201cWe really want this to be an outreach.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople want to see success stories….The media hasn\u2019t always covered eating disorders in positive ways.\u201d<\/h5>\n

Relying on God provided Haglund a sense of stability throughout the year when much of her hectic life was planned for her. She was able to call friends from her hotel room, but\u00a0 \u201cYou don\u2019t have people to be with on a daily basis,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n

She relied on her faith to give her courage. Haglund was just 19 when she won the crown, and the demands of the title were sometimes overwhelming.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was in a lot of situations where I was very intimidated, where I didn\u2019t know if I had the knowledge or the capability to speak where they wanted me to speak, or to help people I wanted to help,\u201d Haglund says. \u201cI knew that maybe I wasn\u2019t qualified, but God put me there, and showed me that \u2018I put you there for a purpose.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to growing spiritually, Haglund also became more involved in political action throughout the year. \u201cI\u2019ve always been a big politics nerd, and my dad and I were always debating politics but I was never personally involved [before],\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

This Monday, she will speak at the Michigan capitol to promote the \u201cWorld Wide Charter for Action on Eating Disorders<\/a>\u201d as part of Eating Disorders Awareness Week. She also plans to lobby for the Federal Response to Eliminating Eating Disorders (FREED) Act. The act will create centers dedicated to research collaboration, provide for evidence-based standards of care, and establish education and prevention programs for medical professionals and schools at all levels.<\/p>\n

For a previous story on Haglund when she became Miss Michigan, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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