Michael Shaw is the Director of the Office of Urban Male Health for the County of Alameda. He has devoted his entire professional career to increasing the quality of life for those who live on the margins of our society. His primary focus is to redress inequities in health care services for historically under-served males. He established the Alameda County HIV/AIDS Prevention Office and the Alameda County Urban Male Health Initiative in addition to coordinating the County’s first Public Health Reentry Taskforce. He has developed multiple health service models that target communities of color, at-risk juveniles and adults. His experience includes 15 years as the Director of HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention services, where he coordinated the first African American HIV/AIDS State of Emergency in a local health jurisdiction. He also developed “HIS HEALTH,” the first policy-driven male health status report by a local health jurisdiction. He is the principal owner of Shaw Consultant Services, a company he established to bridge community service providers and public systems. Most important he is a husband, a father committed to his family, community, and being a public servant.
