Primary Health Nursing care involves health promotion programs to help children, young people and their families to lead healthier lives. Child health nurses provide a range of community health and support services for children and their families. These nursing services may be conducted in the families homes, in Child Health Centres, community centres and within hospital.

Prevent

PATTERN team members have Primary Health Care interest in:
- Persistent pain
- Immunisations
- Community nursing
- Respiratory disease
- Disease prevention
- Quality of life (QoL)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
- Mental health.