The Experience![]() The Structure House experience integrates the principles of nutrition, exercise and psychology in a treatment approach designed to transform the eating habits and lifestyles of overweight individuals. The New Participant/Core Program is a four-week, intensive program that includes a schedule of behavioral workshops, exercise, and nutrition classes. Emphasizing a medically sound approach to healthy eating, Structure House provides individual nutrition counseling, menu planning for home, private cooking lessons, restaurant outings, supermarket tours, and weekly cooking demonstrations. Structure House offers a Diabetes Management Program, which is the first program of its kind to provide a multi-faceted, integrated mix of medical and psychological approaches to treat and prevent diabetes. It is helping participants improve triglyceride and blood sugar levels, safely reduce or suspend diabetes management medications, and prevent health complications associated with diabetes. Participants meet weekly with a Duke University endocrinologist. Structure House introduced the world's first Post-Bariatric Surgery Program, designed to combine specialized classes on nutrition, psychology and exercise to enhance the long-term effectiveness of obesity surgery. This program includes treatment options specifically designed for post-surgery patients, such as surgery-focused medical assessments and development of personalized eating and relapse prevention plans. Structure House offers Follow-Up Services for additional support. The Not Home Alone Program includes a series of structured telephone sessions with a staff therapist. Structure HouseCallsSM is an innovative cell phone program that allows participants the opportunity to stay in touch with clinicians and staff members after they return home. |