Candice’s work began while studying Leisure Management, when her research project exploring the relationship between health, leisure, and Black British communities led to a defining insight. Through weeks of interviews, she identified what she described as the structural architecture of inequality a pattern that has shaped more than twenty years of her work designing culturally competent health services. From theory to design, Candice translated her insights into practice. Her Master’s in Public Health and Wellbeing produced a rigorous UK-based analysis of culturally adapted health promotion interventions, revealing a critical gap: the near-total absence of UK research in a field dominated by American studies. That gap became her professional territory. She founded Noire Wellness, a pioneering organisation delivering culturally adapted health services, serving over 350 women across North West London, consulting for 21 brands, and earning features in Stylist Magazine. Noire Wellness was not a diversity initiative it was proof that culturally adapted health services produce measurably better outcomes.
That proof became indisputable in 2025, when Candice co-authored the first UK evaluation of a culturally adapted fibroids health education programme for Black women. The twelve-week programme she co-designed achieved 100% participant completion, with over 90% reporting empowerment and 100% agreeing it was impactful. Published under Bryan, C. and Imazenobe, S. (2025), is one of the most significant UK evaluations demonstrating the clinical impact of culturally adapted health interventions. It is not a diversity report. It is evidence-based public health and wellbeing. On stage, Candice translates this twenty-year body of work into arguments that commissioners, clinicians, and public health leaders cannot afford to ignore. Her authority-building keynote, “What Twenty Years of Evidence Tells Us About Cultural Identity and Health in the UK” establishes the intellectual case for structural change. Her solutions-focused keynote, “Equity by Design: A Framework for Culturally Competent Health and Wellbeing Services”, presents audiences with the practical, evidence-grounded Dignity Framework, ready for immediate application. Her workshop, “From Audit to Action”, guides organisations through a full diagnostic and design process in a single day. Candice also brings her work directly to entrepreneurs and sector leaders through “The Business of Belonging”, a signature masterclass for wellness businesses, health sector leaders, and women in business. Using her ‘three-pillar’ framework, participants leave with the Belonging Blueprint a toolkit of diagnostic questions, co-production strategies, and design principles applicable to any organisation at any stage.
Her work now sits at the intersection of public health systems, community knowledge, and culturally competent programme design. She has worked alongside local authorities, voluntary sector organisations, and NHS partners to translate evidence into practical interventions that improve engagement, trust, and health outcomes for underserved communities. Recognised with a Highly Commended honour at the 2025 Black Healthcare Awards and named a Black History Hero by London Sport, Candice has also received acclaim from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the Local Government Association (LGA). She brings to every stage warmth, precision, and twenty years of evidence that transforms audiences into action-ready communities.
