Screenings: Bigg's and St. Elizabeth Hospital will offer free exams in a mobile mammography van from 10 to noon Saturday at the Florence bigg's, 4874 Houston Road. No appointment is necessary.

Balance: Future Life Now, 4124 Hamilton Ave., Northside, will hold a seven-week Up 'n Down class 9:30 to 11 a.m. Mondays beginning next Monday. The class will focus on improving balance. $84 with pre-registration. (513) 541-5720.

Nominees: LifeCenter Organ Donor Network is accepting nominations for its second "Champions for Life" award to recognize outstanding work in health care or transplants by medical professions, organ recipients, donor families, volunteers or community advocates. Three honorees will be chosen for recognition at a Nov. 18 ceremony. Deadline for nominations is Oct. 15. Information: Christy Schulte, (513) 961-5200, Ext. 13; e-mail: cschulte@lifecnt.org.

Support: Mercy Hospital Mount Airy, 2446 Kipling Ave., will hold an eight-week grief support program from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays beginning Oct. 18. Registration deadline is Oct. 13. Free. Information: Sister Donna DeMange, (513) 853-4054.

Help wanted

Sign up: The University of Cincinnati's Department of Environmental Health is signing up men and women diagnosed with breast cancer for its Breast Cancer Registry. Information collected will be used to try to identify the causes of breast cancer. The confidential registry is not a drug trial. Information: (513) 558-0854; e-mail: breastcancerregistry@uc.edu.

Tips

Big adjustment: Older adults with macular degeneration or glaucoma struggle to accept vision loss. These strategies from Lighthouse International might help:

• Try to accept the change. It will help you be more open to learning new skills and seeking and accepting help.

• Learn as much as possible about your condition, including treatments and ways to prevent further vision loss.

• Vision rehabilitation is a team approach that helps participants maximize the vision they have. Resources include social workers and education in orientation and mobility and employment issues.

• Tap into spiritual resources for inner strength.

Information: (800) 829-0500; www.lighthouse.org.

Shelf help

Mental health: Standing in the Shadows (Broadway Books; $22.95) by John Head examines the effect that ignoring mental illnesses has had on black men and their families.

Contact Peggy O'Farrell by phone: (513) 768-8510; fax: (513) 768-8330; e-mail: pofarrell@enquirer.com