Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the health status and the health promotion behavior in the elderly. Method: The subject was 200 elderly person over 65 who lived in Seoul (65 males and 135 females). The data were obtained by the scale of Health promoting behavior by Choi Young Hee & Kim Soon Yi(1997) and Health status by Shin Ho Cheol et al(2002). For the data analysis, SPSS 12.0/PC+ program was utilized for descriptive statistics. Pearson correlation. t-test. ANOVA, Scheffe\' test. Result: The average item score for the health promoting behavior was 3.32. The highest score on the subscale was preserve of physical strength. There were differences according to educational level, family member. The average item score for the Health status was 2.63. The highest score on the subscale was emotional function and the lowsest score on the subscale was sexual function. There were differences according to gender. age, educational level, marital status, family member, monthly pocket money. The health promoting behavior were positively related to health status. Conclusion: Various health promoting programs should be planned according to characteristics of the elderly and should be studied for supporting socio-economic welfare policy with health care system.