Positive in?uence of generational information support and information dependence of the old on their offspring are frequently talked about in previous research on health information acquisition of the old. This paper explores health information avoidance of the old from the perspective of generational relations. Generational influence on occurrence, alteration and compensation of the old’s health information avoidance behavior are probed into in the paper. Finally, the paper discusses health information avoidance behavior of the old from the perspectives of traditional Chinese family values and shift of information status among family members.