Elderly volunteers are vital to the healthy community governance system. Participation incommunity health volunteer service is essential to realize elderly adult’s own and social values. This studyselected variables from socio - demographic characteristics， family support， social adaptation and otherdimensions to investigate the current situation of volunteer activity participation and awareness level of theelderly in a urban community in Nantong，Jiangsu Province and its influencing factors from the perspective ofactive aging through comparative analysis of the elderly volunteers and the general elderly in the community.This study found that the awareness level of the elderly volunteers was overall higher than the general elderly inthe community. The elderly aged 60~69 were the main force of community health volunteers. The elderly withhigher education levels and living with their children or spouse had higher health volunteer participation.Positive community communication and recreational participation promoted the social participation of the elderlyin health volunteer service. However，we have not found that active social participation effectively reduces thecognitive function decline of the elderly. We suggest further improving the quality of life of the elderly，promoting elderly adults to participate in the development of a healthy community from three dimensions ofmacro protection，meso support and micro incentive，therefore providing a positive community environment，legal protection and policy basis for their healthy volunteering service，leading to the increase of the elderly’sparticipation and motivation in healthy community governance.