The purpose of the study was to identify the effects of the Health Promotion Behavior Programs (HPBP) on motivation, performance of health behavior and depression among the elderly living in a rural area. The subjects consisted of 17 elderly who participated in the HPBP and 35 elderly who did not participate in the program. The study results are as follows : 1. Program participants reported higher levels of total motivation after HPBP than the nonparticipants. Perceived barriers were significantly lower for the program participants than the nonparticipants at the post-test. 2. Overall performance of health behaviors was not significantly different between both groups. The program participants reported better performance in most health behaviors at the post-test, but the results failed to reach at a statistically significant level. Health behavior program participants reported higher performance in exercise domain of health behaviors than the nonparticipants at the post-test. 3. The program participants reported significantly lower levels of depression at the post-test. In conclusion, the study partly supported the effects of the HPBP on motivation, health behavior, and depression. Further study with a longitudinal design is suggested to verify the long-term effects of HPBP among elderly member in the rural area.