A health think tank is a professional consulting institution or platform established by studying health policies and hot issues in the health field. Chinese health think tank can be divided into official health think tank，the academy of sciences health think tanks，university health think tank and folk health think tank. Since Healthy China became a national strategy，the role of health think tanks in research and consultation has become prominent. The current situation and development trend of Chinese health think tanks is dominated by government-level research institutions，universities and research institutes as the main body，supplemented by third-party social organizations and research institutions，to form the initial situation of common development. The alliance of health think tanks has become a development platform for win-win cooperation. It is an important force to promote the development of health think tanks and health undertakings.