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Objectives: Currently, there are huge fast food traders in Indonesia, including in Kendari City. However, there are a few of fast food traders who are supervised by environmental staff in Health Center in Kendari city, including in Poasia Health Center. This is because there are only some environmental staff in Poasia Health Center compared to numbers of fast food traders. Hence, community participation in fast food control is necessary. Therefore, this study aimed to identify communities who can participate in fast food control in Poasia Health Center in Kendari City. Methods: This study was conducted in Poasia Health Center in Kendari City from April to October 2018. There were 17 cadres who were recruited in this study and they controlled 39 fast food traders. This study applied Quasi experiment with The One-Group Pretest-Post test Design. Cadres- age is independent variable and fast food traders- hygiene and sanitation behavior become dependent variable. Data analysis used linear regression. Main findings: This study found that cadre-s age significant associated with fast food traders- hygiene and sanitation behavior (p-value=0.000< 0.05). The younger cadres (<45 years) tended to change fast food traders- hygiene and sanitation behavior towards better behavior to manage their fast food, compared to the older cadres (>45 years). Cadres who aged under 45 years have high mobilization and intensity to control fast food trader. Conclusion: Volunteer community such as cadres can participate to control the fast food traders in Poasia Health Center in Kendari City. The younger cadres are effective to help environmental staff in Health Center to increase food hygiene and sanitation.